Dick Steinborn
Richard Steinborn 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 German-born wrestler turned Florida wrestling promoter Heinrich "Milo" Steinborn, Dick got into wrestling in 1951. In 1959, Steinborn won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship where he became a three-time champion.In 1962, Steinborn teamed with Doug Gilbert in Minnesota for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association as High and Low. Steinborn was known as Mr. High.
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 died on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.Championships and accomplishments
- American Wrestling Association
- *AWA World Tag Team Championship - with Doug Gashouse Gilbert
- Mid-South Sports
- *NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship '
- *NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship - with Argentina Apollo
- All-South Wrestling Alliance
- *ASWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion
- *ASWA Georgia Television Champion
- *ASWA Georgia Tag Team Championship - with Argentina Apollo
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- * NWA United States Tag Team Championship ' - with Eddie Graham
- NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling
- *NWA Texas Tag Team Championship - with Mark Lewin
- World Wrestling Council
- *WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship
- *WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship