Ernest Roeber
Ernest Roeber | |
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Born | September 1861[1] Hanover, Germany[1] |
Died | April 30, 1944[1] | (aged 82)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ernest Roeber Ernst Roeber[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 186 lb (84 kg)[1] |
Ernest Roeber (September 1861 – April 30, 1944) was a German-American professional wrestler who held the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship from 1894 to 1900 and from 1900 to 1901. Roeber also held the American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship and the German World Heavyweight Championship.[2]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Greco-Roman wrestling
- Professional wrestling
- German World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References[]
Sources[]
- Sprechman, Jordan and Bill Shannon. This Day in New York Sports. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 1998. ISBN 1-57167-254-0
External links[]
- Ernst Roeber at IMDb
Categories:
- 1861 births
- 1944 deaths
- Sportspeople from Hanover
- American male professional wrestlers
- German male professional wrestlers
- Sportspeople from New York City
- American people of German descent
- 19th century professional wrestlers
- American professional wrestling biography stubs
- German martial arts biography stubs