Roy Shire

Roy Shire
Birth nameRoy P. Shropshire
Born(1921-12-17)December 17, 1921
Georgetown, Kentucky, United States[1]
DiedSeptember 24, 1992(1992-09-24) (aged 70)
Sebastopol, California, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Roy Shire
Silver Adonis
Roy Shires
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Billed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Debut1950
Retired1961

Roy Shropshire (December 17, 1921 – September 24, 1992) was an American professional wrestler and promoter who worked for Big Time Wrestling in San Francisco from 1961 to its closure in 1981.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Roy Shire". Legacy Of Wrestling.
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  4. ^ "National Wrestling Alliance San Francisco (NWA San Francisco)". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Brian Solomon (2015). Pro Wrestling FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Entertaining Spectacle. Backbeat Books. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-61713-627-6.