Dick Steinborn Explained

Dick Steinborn
Birth Name:	Richard O'Neil Steinborn
Names:	Dick Steinborn^[1] Dickie Gunkel Mr. Low^[2] Gladitor Mr. Wrestling White Knight
Height:	5"9
Weight:	242 lb
Birth Date:	28 September 1933
Birth Place:	St.Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Date:	^[3]
Death Place:	Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Debut:	1951
Retired:	1984

Richard Steinborn (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional wrestler who was best known as Dick Steinborn in various territories including Georgia Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.

Professional wrestling career

The son of Florida wrestling promoter Milo Steinborn; Steinborn got into wrestling in 1951. In 1959, Steinborn won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) where he became a three-time champion.

In 1962, Stienborn teamed with Doug Gilbert in Minnesota for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association as High and Low. Steinborn was known as Mr. Low.^[2]

Steinborn made his debut in Puerto Rico in 1974 for the newly World Wrestling Council where he became a three-time WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship and a four-time WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.

He retired from wrestling in 1984.

Death

Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Championships and accomplishments

• Mid-South Sports
  • NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (3 times)
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Argentina Apollo^[6]
• All-South Wrestling Alliance
  • ASWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time, first)
  • ASWA Georgia Television Champion (1 time, first)
  • ASWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time, first) - with Argentina Apollo^{[7] [8]}
• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) - with Eddie Graham^[9]
• NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mark Lewin^{[10] [11]}
• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

External links

• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2320529/
• http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/dick-steinborn-5002.html?year=0&res=10&sort=rev

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dick Steinborn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
2. Web site: Johnson, Steven. A piece of history passes with Steinborn's death. 2020-04-19. 2024-07-05. Canoe.com. Slam Wrestling.
3. Web site: Profile. Wrestlingdata. 2024-05-21.
4. Web site: Richard Steinborn Obuitary 1933-2020.
5. News: Toro . Carlos . Former NWA & WWC Star Dick Steinborn Passes Away At Age 86 . 21 May 2024 . Fightful . 18 April 2020.
6. Web site: NWA Georgia Tag Team Title . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com . 9 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704134500/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/ga-t.html . 4 July 2008 .
7. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. 2000. 4th. 0-9698161-5-4.
8. Web site: All-South Wrestling Alliance Georgia Tag Team Title . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com. 9 June 2010.
9. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-us-t.html NWA United States Tag Team Title (Florida version) history
10. Book: Will . Gary . Royal . Duncan . Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present . Archeus Communications . 2000 . Pennsylvania . Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich] . 0-9698161-5-4 . 275–276.
11. Web site: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]]. December 27, 2019 . wrestling-titles.com.