Dick Steinborn

Dick Steinborn
Dick Steinborn
Birth name	Richard O'Neil Steinborn
Born	September 28, 1933; St.Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 18, 2020 (aged 86); Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dick Steinborn; Dickie Gunkel; Mr. High; Gladitor; Mr. Wrestling; White Knight
Billed height	5"9
Billed weight	242 lb (110 kg)
Debut	1951
Retired	1984

Richard Steinborn (September 28, 1933 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional wrestler who was best known as Dick Steinborn in various territories including Georgia Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.^[3]

Professional wrestling career

The son of Florida wrestling promoter Milo Steinborn; Steinborn got into wrestling in 1951. In 1959, Steinborn won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) where he became a three-time champion.

In 1962, Stienborn teamed with Doug Gilbert in Minnesota for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association as High and Low. Steinborn was known as Mr. High.^[3]

Steinborn made his debut in Puerto Rico in 1974 for the newly World Wrestling Council where he became a three-time WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship and a four-time WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.

He retired from wrestling in 1984.

Steinborn passed away on April 18, 2020, at 86 from years of declining health.^[3]^[4]^[5]

American Wrestling Association
- AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Doug Gashouse Gilbert^[6]
Mid-South Sports
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (3 times)
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Argentina Apollo^[7]^[8]
All-South Wrestling Alliance
- ASWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time, first)
- ASWA Georgia Television Champion (1 time, first)
- ASWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time, first) - with Argentina Apollo^[7]^[9]
Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) - with Eddie Graham^[10]
NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mark Lewin^[11]^[12]
World Wrestling Council
- WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

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