Shag Thomas Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Shag Thomas Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Shag Thomas (born James Thomas, August 11, 1924 â€" July 25, 1982) was

an American professional wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s. He was

one of the few African-American wrestlers of his day.Thomas was a

World War II veteran and member of the 1950 Rose Bowl champion Ohio

State Buckeye squad that entered that game at 6-1-2 (number 6 in the

AP poll). In July 1950, he signed a contract with the Green Bay

Packers and appeared in pre-season games that year, but was cut prior

to the final exhibition game.Born in Stewartsville, Ohio, Thomas began

wrestling during a time when segregation in professional wrestling was

still taking place in some territories and promotions throughout the

United States. He gained prominence while wrestling in the NWA Pacific

Northwest Territory for promoter Don Owen. Owen did not segregate his

wrestlers, and Thomas flourished there winning the Pacific Northwest

Heavyweight Championship twice and the Tag Team Championship 16

times.Thomas retired in 1969 after defeating Roger Kirby by

disqualification in his final match. After retirement he refereed

wrestling matches until 1972 when he briefly came out of retirement to

battle the Royal Kangaroos.
Shag Thomas Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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