Posted on 02/03/2019 2:06:19 PM PST by EveningStar
The well-traveled Les Thornton, former NWA World junior heavyweight champion, has died. He was 84 years old. His wife, Terry, posted the news Facebook: "It is with great sadness we share that Les Thornton peacefully took his leave on February 1, 2019 at 11:15 am, with his devoted wife, Terry at his side." ...
Born in Salford, England, Thornton put in 34 years into the pro wrestling business.
"I broke in the business in 1957 and I didn't come to the States until 1970," he told this writer in 2004. Previous to that, he played professional rugby for 12 years. A few other colleagues went from rugby to wrestling, including Pete Viller, who worked as Pat Curry, and Tommy "Time Bomb" Murthy...
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RIP.
“Les Thornton dead at 84 (professional wrestler)”
Well, duh!!! I would have told him to hang it up DECADES AGO - the people today are dead-serious and, obviously, he put his life at risk by not letting go.
He was a legit shooter. Many of those Brits were including Exotic Adrian Street
He retired a long time ago.
Thanks, that’s good to hear. I’m still upset that they pushed George Foreman to keep fighting...decades after he should have retired for good.
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