Gus Kallio | |
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Birth name | August Hassinen |
Born | May 17, 1891[1][2] Karttula, Finland[3] |
Died | March 2, 1962 Monroe, Louisiana |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Gus Kallio Gust Kallio |
Billed weight | 159.5 lb (72.3 kg)[4] |
Trained by | "Farmer" Burns[5] |
Debut | 1916[5] |
Gustav Kallio (May 17, 1891 – March 2, 1962) was a Finnish born professional wrestler known under the ring name Gus Kallio or Gust Kallio. Kallio's wrestling career peaked in the 1920s and 1930s where he was known as the "King of the Welterweights" and later on "King of the Middleweights" as he held multiple world titles in those two weight divisions.
When Gus Kallio wrestled in Hopkinsville in the 1930s he was the admitted champion of the middleweight, yet he confided to us that he was 58 years old
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