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Walter Palmer

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Walter Palmer

Birth
Stryck, Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany
Death
10 Jul 1998 (aged 86)
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Section 108, Block 13, Lot 21
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Professional Wrestler. Born in Austria, he became a Chicago pro wrestling World Heavyweight Champion in 1949, for his trademark move, the "spinning toe hold". During wrestling's first "golden age" in the 1940s and '50s, he was popular for battled stars Gorgeous George and the Mad Russian. He died at his home in Tucson, Arizona, following a severe stroke.
Professional Wrestler. Born in Austria, he became a Chicago pro wrestling World Heavyweight Champion in 1949, for his trademark move, the "spinning toe hold". During wrestling's first "golden age" in the 1940s and '50s, he was popular for battled stars Gorgeous George and the Mad Russian. He died at his home in Tucson, Arizona, following a severe stroke.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: May 14, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5419/walter-palmer: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Palmer (25 Apr 1912–10 Jul 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5419, citing All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.