| Ed Lewis | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Robert Herman Julius Friedrich |
| Born | June 30, 1891 Nekoosa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1966 (aged 75) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ed Lewis Rob Friedrich The Strangler |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1905 |
| Retired | 1948 |
Robert Herman Julius Friedrich[2] (June 30, 1891 – August 8, 1966), better known by the ring name Ed "Strangler" Lewis, was an American professional wrestler and trainer. During his wrestling career, which spanned four decades, Lewis was a four-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and overall recognized officially as a five-time world champion. Considered to be one of the most iconic and recognizable sports stars of the 1920s, often alongside boxer Jack Dempsey and baseball player Babe Ruth, Lewis notably wrestled in over 6,000 matches (many of which were real contests) and lost only 32 of them.[3]
He was posthumously inducted as a charter member into the following hall of fames: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Professional Wrestling, George Tragos/Lou Thesz and WWE's Legacy Wing. One of the most legitimately feared grapplers of all time,[4] Lewis was known for his catch wrestling prowess and trained many future champions, most notably Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge, Dick Hutton and Gene LeBell.
- ^ a b "Ed Lewis OWW profile". OnlineWorldofWrestling. May 31, 2023.
- ^ The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling, A&E (1998)
- ^ "Ed "Strangler" Lewis". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Yohe, Steve (September 4, 2015). Ed "Strangler" Lewis: Facts Within a Myth. Ramble House. ISBN 978-1605438566.