Tony Stecher

Tony Stecher
Black and White picture. Profile of a man facing right. He has tidy hairs and wears a suit with a cravat. We can only see the bust.
Tony Stecher in 1947.
Born
Anton Charles Stecher[1]

(1889-02-07)February 7, 1889[2]
Dodge, Nebraska[1]
DiedOctober 10, 1954(1954-10-10) (aged 65)[3]
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Sports promoter, professional wrestler
Known forProfessional wrestling, trainer of Joe Stecher, co-founder of the National Wrestling Alliance, boxing and professional wrestling promoter

Anton Charles "Tony" Stecher (born February 7, 1889, in Dodge, Nebraska, United States - died October 10, 1954) was an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling and boxing promoter and trainer. He was the booker and trainer for his brother, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Stecher, and later was America's top wrestling promoter.[3] In 1948, Stecher was one of five promoters to back Paul "Pinkie" George in the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance.

In boxing, he was a prominent promoter in the sport, particularly from 1944-1954, and is credited with reviving boxing in Minnesota during the 1940s.[4] He is a member of the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)[4] and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)[5]

  1. ^ a b Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com.
  2. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (December 4, 2017). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554902743 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Tony Stecher - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
  4. ^ a b "Tony Stetcher". www.mnbhof.org.
  5. ^ "Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame". Wrestling-Titles.com.