Christos Theofilou (Greek: Î§Ï Î®ÏƒÏ„Î¿Ï‚ Θεοφίλου; January 2,
1894 â€" August 19, 1975), better known as "The Golden Greek" Jim
Londos (Greek: Τζίμ Λόντος), was a Greek American
professional wrestler.Londos was one of the most popular stars on the
professional wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 1940s.Jim Londos was
born Christos Theofilou in 1894 in Koutsopodi, Argos, Greece as the
youngest of thirteen children of Theophilos and Maria. Before arriving
in the United States, in his native Greece young Londos was a
shepherd. His father, Theophilos was an amateur wrestler of
considerable reputation, and is credited with having instructed his
young son in some of the fundamentals. At age thirteen he ran away
from home and eventually emigrated to the United States. Working
whenever he could, Theofilou took several odd jobs including cabin
boy, construction jobs, and posing nude for figure drawing classes.
Theofilou landed a job as a catcher in a carnival acrobatic act. It
was during this period that he was exposed to professional wrestling
and began training.Londos' first matches, from 1912, were as "The
Wrestling Plasterer" Christopher Theophelus, a gimmick that saw him
coming to the ring in overalls. After a number of years, he dropped
this in favour of wrestling under the name Jim Londos and being a
no-nonsense professional wrestler.
1894 â€" August 19, 1975), better known as "The Golden Greek" Jim
Londos (Greek: Τζίμ Λόντος), was a Greek American
professional wrestler.Londos was one of the most popular stars on the
professional wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 1940s.Jim Londos was
born Christos Theofilou in 1894 in Koutsopodi, Argos, Greece as the
youngest of thirteen children of Theophilos and Maria. Before arriving
in the United States, in his native Greece young Londos was a
shepherd. His father, Theophilos was an amateur wrestler of
considerable reputation, and is credited with having instructed his
young son in some of the fundamentals. At age thirteen he ran away
from home and eventually emigrated to the United States. Working
whenever he could, Theofilou took several odd jobs including cabin
boy, construction jobs, and posing nude for figure drawing classes.
Theofilou landed a job as a catcher in a carnival acrobatic act. It
was during this period that he was exposed to professional wrestling
and began training.Londos' first matches, from 1912, were as "The
Wrestling Plasterer" Christopher Theophelus, a gimmick that saw him
coming to the ring in overalls. After a number of years, he dropped
this in favour of wrestling under the name Jim Londos and being a
no-nonsense professional wrestler.
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