List of former Eastern Sports Association personnel explained

The Eastern Sports Association was a professional wrestling promotion based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1969 to 1977. Former employees in the ESA consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Gino Brito	sort	1971	^[1]
	Tony Romano	sort	1971
	Bill Cody	sort	1976–1977
	Tony Baillargeon	sort	1973
	John Firpo	sort	1976
	Ox Baker	sort	1969
	Bobby Bass	sort	1974–1976	^[2]
	Sweet Daddy Banks	sort	1977
	Frenchy Lamonte	sort	1969
	Steve Rickard	sort	1971
	Earl Black	sort	1972
	Steve Bolus	sort	1975
	Rocky Johnson	sort	1969
	Dino Bravo	sort	1972
	Jack Brisco	sort	1975
	Bob Brown	sort	1970, 1972, 1975–1976	^[3] ^[4]
	Phil Robley	sort	1970–1971
	Rick Gibson / Ricky Gibson	sort	1977
	Robert Gibson	sort	1977
	Roy Callender	sort	1976
	Dennis Condrey	sort	1977
	Rudy Kay	sort	1969–1972, 1975–1976	^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
	Leo Burke	sort	1969–1976	^[8]
	Bobby Kay	sort	1969, 1971–1974	^[9]
	The Beast	sort	1969–1976	^[10]
	Al Costello	sort	1969
	Joe Walcott	sort	1970
	The Brute	sort	1976
	Nick DeCarlo	sort	1975, 1977
	Pete Dougherty	sort	1977
	Andrew Douglas	sort	1977
	Yvon Durelle	sort	1969	^[11]
	Bolo Mongol	sort	1974
	The Patriot	sort	1975
	The Wolfman	sort	1973
	Man Mountain Mike	sort	1975
	Paul Jones	sort	1970
	Dory Funk Jr.	sort	1975–1976
	Terry Funk	sort	1976
	Frenchy Martin	sort	1974, 1976–1977
	Hubert Gallant	sort	1975–1977
	Don Carson	sort	1977
	Tommy Gilbert	sort	1976–1977
	Ray Glenn	sort	1974
	Terry Gordy	sort	1977
	Archie Gouldie / The Stomper	sort	1969–1974, 1976
	Neil Guay	sort	1974–1976
	Eric the Red	sort	1972–1973
	George Harris	sort	1975
	Bobo Brazil	sort	1969
	Joe Dusek	sort	1972
	Alfred Hayes	sort	1975
	Gil Hayes	sort	1976–1977
	Dean Higuchi	sort	1969
	Don Leo Jonathan	sort	1969
	Ted Herbert	sort	1974, 1976
	Frank Hester	sort	1975
	Lenny Hurst	sort	1973–1974
	Jerry Jaffee	sort	1977
	The Spoiler	sort	1969
	Danny Sharpe	sort	1975	^[12]
	Frank Marconi / Gorilla Marconi	sort	1976–1977
	Don Fargo	sort	1977	^[13]
	Mike Dubois	sort	1972, 1974–1976
	Karl von Kramer	sort	1973
	Louis Laurence	sort	1977
	Athol Layton	sort	1969
	Paul LeDuc	sort	1969
	Pierre Lefebvre	sort	1972, 1974
	Pedro Godoy	sort	1971
	Yvon Losier	sort	1970
	Silent Mackney	sort	1975, 1977
	Man Mountain Cannon	sort	1969
	Benny McGuire	sort	1972
	Billy McGuire	sort	1972
	Alex Medina	sort	1971
	Tiny Mills	sort	1974
	Killer Karl Krupp	sort	1972–1973, 1975
	Nature Boy Dillon	sort	1973–1975
	Angelo Mosca	sort	1973
	Stonewall Jackson	sort	1977
	George "The Animal" Steele	sort	1973
	Tinker Todd	sort	1970
	Pat O'Connor	sort	1971
	Great Kuma	sort	1974
	El Gaucho	sort	1974–1975
	Kurt Von Steiger	sort	1973
	Paul Peller	sort	1974–1975	^[14]
	Jack Pesek	sort	1970, 1973
	Jos LeDuc	sort	1969
	Gilles Poisson	sort	1975
	Eric Pomeroy	sort	1970–1975
	Phil Watson	sort	1977
	Fred Sweetan / Freddie Sweetan	sort	1969–1974
	Harley Race	sort	1974
	Great Bolo	sort	1970
	Steve Romero	sort	1976
	Vic Rossitani	sort	1969
	André the Giant	sort	1975
	Gama Singh	sort	1975
	Gino Caruso / Pete Sánchez	sort	1970, 1977
	Boris Kosloff	sort	1970
	Terry Sawyer	sort	1977
	David Schultz	sort	1977
	Don Serrano	sort	1971–1972
	Mike Sharpe	sort	1976
	George Grant	sort	1970
	Del Skinner	sort	1972–1974
	Don Kent	sort	1969
	Joe Soto	sort	1971
	Geto Mongol	sort	1974
	Tio Tio	sort	1975
	Terrible Ted the Wrestling Bear	sort	1971
	Les Thatcher	sort	1970
	Tom Shaft	sort	1976
	Ossie Timmins	sort	1969
	Lou Thesz	sort	1975
	Roddy Piper	sort	1975
	Tapu Tio	sort	1976
	Mad Dog Martel	sort	1973, 1975–1977
	Pat Kelly	sort	1973–1974	^[15]
	Johnny Weaver	sort	1972, 1975
	Sailor White	sort	1977
	Buzz Sawyer	1977
	Bobby Red Cloud	sort	1970
	Terry Yorkston	sort	1972–1975, 1977
	Oki Shikina	sort	1971
	Abe Jacobs	sort	1971
	Bob Boucher	sort	1975
	Chin Lee	sort	1972–1973
	Cowboy Kirk	sort	1969–1971
	Davey O'Hannon	sort	1976
	Jack Ruffen	sort	1975–1976
	Jack Steele	sort	1972
	Jan Madrid	sort	1974
	Johnny Ringo	sort	1972
	Jerry Hall	sort	1972
	Larry Lane	sort	1974
	Luis Martínez / Luiz Martínez	sort	1977
	Phil Hickerson	sort	1977
	Rick Hamilton	sort	1975
	Yvon Roussel	sort	1973

Female wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Paula Kaye	sort	1971, 1975
	Jan Sheridan	sort	1971
	Fran Gravette	sort	1970
	Penny Banner	sort	1975
	Peggy Patterson	sort	1971
	Betty Niccoli	sort	1969
	Belle Starr	sort	1975
	Sandy Parker	sort	1970
	Tanya West	sort	1974
	Lilly Thomas	sort	1971, 1973
	Ava Seedorff	sort	1973
	Jean Antone	sort	1969
	Kathy O'Day	sort	1970

Midget wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Little Tokyo	sort	1975–1977
	Cowboy Bradley	sort	1969–1970
	Sky Low Low	sort	1971, 1973
	Little Brutus	sort	1969
	Little Beaver	sort	1969, 1972
	Diamond Lil	sort	1970
	Billy the Kid	sort	1974–1976
	Cowboy Lang	sort	1970, 1977
	Little Coco	sort	1976
	Darling Dagmar	sort	1970
	Little Boy Blue	sort	1972–1973
	Lord Littlebrook	sort	1970, 1975
	Little Louie	sort	1975
	Bobo Johnson	sort	1971, 1974–1976
	The Jamaica Kid	sort	1969
	Joey Russell	sort	1971, 1973
	The Mighty Atom	sort	1970–1971
	Sonny Boy Hayes	sort	1972–1973, 1975
	Wee Willie Wilson	sort	1977

Stables and tag teams

Tag team/Stable(s)	Members	Tenure(s)
The Burkes	Bobby Kay and Rudy Kay	1969, 1971
The Fabulous Kangaroos	Al Costello and Don Kent	1969
The LeDucs	Paul LeDuc and Jos LeDuc	1969
The McGuire Twins	Benny McGuire and Billy McGuire	1972
The Mercenaries	Frenchy Martin and Mad Dog Martel	1976–1977

Commentators and interviewers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Man Mountain Cannon	sort	1969	Colour commentator
	Les Thatcher	sort	1970	Colour commentator
	Mike Duffy	sort		Ring announcer

Other personnel

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Rudy Kay	sort	1969–1975
	Bobby Kay	sort	1969–1976
	Al Zinck	sort	1969–1979

Company name to Year
Eastern Sports Association	1969–1976
International Wrestling	1977
Notes
^† Indicates they are deceased.
^‡ Indicates they died while they were employed with the Eastern Sports Association.

External links

• Eastern Sports Association / Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling alumni at OWW.com
• Eastern Sports Association alumni at Wrestlingdata.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: North American Heavyweight Title (Maritimes) . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
2. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: No Class Bobby Bass . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221004120/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/bass_bobby.html . dead . February 21, 2016 . June 22, 2011 . . SLAM! Sports .
3. Web site: International Tag Team Title (Maritime Provinces) . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
4. Web site: Taped-Fist Title (Maritime Provinces) . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
5. News: Demont, John . April 12, 2015 . Zinck made wrestling magic in Nova Scotia . .
6. Book: Oliver, Greg . 2005 . The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams . Toronto . ECW Press . 148 . 1550226835 .
7. Web site: Maritime legend Rudy Kay dead at 65 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310030848/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/05/26/5672566.html . dead . March 10, 2016 . Oliver, Greg . May 26, 2008 . . SLAM! Sports .
8. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Leo Burke . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125053/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingBios/burke_leo.html . dead . December 8, 2015 . Oliver, Greg . . SLAM! Sports .
9. Web site: Bobby Kay still on Maritime minds . https://web.archive.org/web/20161128194936/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/20/9874336.html . dead . November 28, 2016 . Oliver, Greg . June 26, 2009 . . SLAM! Sports .
10. Web site: Cancer claims hero of the Maritimes, The Beast . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310030909/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/04/8625231.html . dead . March 10, 2016 . Oliver, Greg . March 4, 2009 . . SLAM! Sports .
11. Web site: The Fighting Fisherman's adventures in wrestling . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001122/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2007/01/07/3216390.html . dead . February 2, 2017 . Oliver, Greg . January 7, 2007 . . SLAM! Sports .
12. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Bullwhip Danny Johnson . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423092810/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingBiosJ/johnson_danny-can.html . dead . April 23, 2015 . Oliver, Greg . April 21, 2015 . . SLAM! Sports .
13. Web site: Canadian Heavyweight Title (Maritime Provinces) . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
14. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Stompin' Paul Peller . https://web.archive.org/web/20170618115659/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingBiosP/peller_paul-can.html . dead . June 18, 2017 . Oliver, Greg . November 2001 . . SLAM! Sports .
15. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling Wrestlers Results Archive: Rick Martel . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919130212/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/martel-rick.html . dead . September 19, 2015 . May, Vern . George Lentz . Mike Rodgers . Becky Taylor . James Zordani . May 15, 2008 . . SLAM! Sports .
16. Web site: Malcolm Cormier, wrestler/referee, passes . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310150956/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/08/11/18539251.html . dead . March 10, 2016 . Oliver, Greg . August 11, 2011 . . SLAM! Sports .