Pinkie George

Pinkie George
Gypsy Joe and his wife on p.4 of World's Light-HeavyWeight Champion 1940s magazine
Born
Paul Lloyd Georgeacopoulos[1]

(1905-01-22)January 22, 1905
Lowell, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 1, 1993(1993-11-01) (aged 88)[2]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Professional wrestling promoter, boxer, sports promoter
Known forFounder and first President of the National Wrestling Alliance

Paul "Pinkie" George (born Paul Lloyd Georgeacopoulos; January 22, 1905 – November 1, 1993) was an American professional wrestling promoter, boxer and businessman best known as the visionary behind, and first president of, the National Wrestling Alliance.[3] He operated the NWA's Iowa territory, one of the primary members of the NWA based in Des Moines. Described by Sam Muchnick as the father of the NWA[1] George was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2014.

  1. ^ a b Hornbaker, Tim (November 28, 2017). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554902743 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com.
  3. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (January 1, 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786417544 – via Google Books.