Al Oeming Explained

Al Oeming
Birth Name:Albert Fredrick Hans Oeming
Birth Date:9 April 1925
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height:5inchesft11inchesin (ftin)
Weight:230lb
Trainer:Stu Hart

Albert Frederick Hans Oeming (April 9, 1925 – March 17, 2014) was a Canadian wildlife conservationist, zoologist, professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. Oeming co-founded the professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling and owned the largest game farm in North America.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Early life

Oeming was born on April 9, 1925, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Albert and Elspeth Oeming, who had immigrated to Canada from Germany.[8]

Professional wrestling career

Oeming wrestled for the Capitol Wrestling Corporation in the 1940s on the urging of his boyhood neighbor Stu Hart whom he also served in the Royal Canadian Navy together with during World War II. He later co-founded the Stampede Wrestling promotion with Hart in 1948.[9]

Nature activism

Oeming was the Edmonton Zoological Society's inaugural president.[10] He sought and rescued rare and endangered wild animals, particularly in northern and western Canada. Oeming toured the country attending schools with his tame cheetah Tawana to educate children about wildlife.[11] [12] [13] In the 1980s Oeming starred in the television mini-series Al Oeming – Man of the North.

Oeming sometimes also loaned out some of his animals to the Disney company to use in their nature films.[14]

Personal life

Oeming was married twice, first to May Dorothy Dennistoun in 1950 and then to Gina Mrklas in 1978.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

Works published

Novels

Articles

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering Al Oeming's days as a wrestler and promoter . Oliver, Greg . Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. April 3, 2016. 2017-02-17.
  2. News: Al Oeming: Nature lover and wrestler was larger than life . . Mouallen, Omar . April 9, 2014 . 2017-02-17.
  3. News: Legendary Al Oeming dies . . Maimann, Kevin . March 30, 2014 . 2017-02-17.
  4. News: Polar Park founder Al Oeming has died . SherwoodParknews.com . Di Massa, Michael . March 24, 2014 . 2017-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217063022/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2014/03/24/polar-park-founder-al-oeming-has-died . February 17, 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: Al Oeming, Edmonton conservationist, dies at age 88 . CBC.ca staff. CBCnews. CBC. March 21, 2014. 2017-02-17.
  6. News: Fond memories of naturalist Al Oeming . . 2017-02-17.
  7. Book: Lentz III, Harris M. . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014 . McFarland. 2015. 262 . 978-0786476664.
  8. Web site: Remembering Al Oeming's days as a wrestler and promoter . Oliver, Greg . Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. April 3, 2016. 2017-02-17.
  9. Web site: Remembering Al Oeming's days as a wrestler and promoter . Oliver, Greg . Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. April 3, 2016. 2017-02-17.
  10. News: Al Oeming, 88, ran Alberta Game Farm for 40 years. Animals24-7 . Clifton, Merritt . May 14, 2014 . 2017-02-17.
  11. Book: MacDonald, Hugh Robert . Funny Things Happened on My Way to the Cemetery . FriesenPress. 2014 . 185 . 978-1460246412.
  12. News: Edmonton conservationist Al Oeming dies at age 88. GlobalNews.ca . staff. . March 21, 2014 . 2017-02-17.
  13. News: Regional community icon dies at 88 . FortSaskatchewanRecord.com . Proulx, Ben . April 3, 2014 . 2017-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217062841/http://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/2014/04/03/regional-community-icon-dies-at-88 . February 17, 2017 . dead .
  14. Book: Rennick . Penny . Alaska's Bears . 1993. . 109 . 978-1566610148.
  15. Web site: Remembering Al Oeming's days as a wrestler and promoter . Oliver, Greg . Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. April 3, 2016. 2017-02-17.
  16. Web site: Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame . https://archive.today/20180116101918/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/hallofame.html . dead . January 16, 2018 . April 3, 2016. Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer.
  17. Saskatchewan Natural History Society. 1957-12-01. Notes on the Barred Owl and the Snowy Owl in Alberta. Blue Jay. 15. 4. 10.29173/bluejay1721. 2562-5667. free.
  18. Oeming. A. F.. 1958-03-01. Goshawk Trapping in Alberta. Blue Jay. 16. 1. 10.29173/bluejay2706. 2562-5667. free.
  19. Oeming. Al. 1965. A HERD OF MUSK-OXEN, Ovibos moschatus, IN CAPTIVITY. International Zoo Yearbook. en. 5. 1. 58–65. 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1965.tb01575.x. 1748-1090.
  20. Oeming. Al. 1966. A FURTHER NOTE ON THE HERD OF MUSK-OXEN Ovibos moschatus AT ALBERTA GAME FARM. International Zoo Yearbook. en. 6. 1. 205–206. 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1966.tb01758.x. 1748-1090.
  21. Oeming. Al. 1966. Notes on the Care and Nutrition of North American Sheep in Captivity. International Zoo Yearbook. en. 6. 1. 93–95. 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1966.tb01704.x. 1748-1090.

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