Frank Nickolas Stojack (February 11, 1912 in Wycliffe, British
Columbia, Canada â€" August 30, 1987) was a National Football League
player, and a wrestler. He moved to Tacoma, Washington as a child, and
considered that his home town.After graduating from Washington State,
Stojack signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football
League, where he played for two seasons, and also played in the CFL
and in 1940 for the Boeing Aero Mechanics semi pro football team.
After his American football career was over, he became a professional
wrestler. His favorite move was the airplane spin. In 1947 he won the
first of four Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championships. In the
1950s he was the light heavyweight champion of the world, defeating
Gypsy Joe in Spokane, Washington on April 10, 1953, and holding it
until November 30, 1957 when he was stripped of the belt by the NWA.
He continued to defend the belt for another year.He was elected to the
Tacoma City Council in 1953, but continued to wrestle even after his
election. At the end of his term on the Tacoma City Council, he ran
for, and was elected, Pierce County Sheriff. He served as sheriff
until 1962.Stojack died on August 30, 1987 from Alzheimer's disease.
He was 75 years old. When he died, he left over $300,000 from his
estate to the Boys & Girls Club of America.
Columbia, Canada â€" August 30, 1987) was a National Football League
player, and a wrestler. He moved to Tacoma, Washington as a child, and
considered that his home town.After graduating from Washington State,
Stojack signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football
League, where he played for two seasons, and also played in the CFL
and in 1940 for the Boeing Aero Mechanics semi pro football team.
After his American football career was over, he became a professional
wrestler. His favorite move was the airplane spin. In 1947 he won the
first of four Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championships. In the
1950s he was the light heavyweight champion of the world, defeating
Gypsy Joe in Spokane, Washington on April 10, 1953, and holding it
until November 30, 1957 when he was stripped of the belt by the NWA.
He continued to defend the belt for another year.He was elected to the
Tacoma City Council in 1953, but continued to wrestle even after his
election. At the end of his term on the Tacoma City Council, he ran
for, and was elected, Pierce County Sheriff. He served as sheriff
until 1962.Stojack died on August 30, 1987 from Alzheimer's disease.
He was 75 years old. When he died, he left over $300,000 from his
estate to the Boys & Girls Club of America.
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