Dick Hutton was an American professional wrestler. He won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Lou Thesz in Toronto on November 14, 1957. His reign lasted 421 days until Pat O'Connor defeated him in St. Louis on January 9, 1959.
In wrestling
- Signature moves
- Abdominal stretch
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur wrestling
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NCAA Wrestling Championship (3 times) - in 1947, 1948, and 1950
- NCAA Hall Of Fame Inductee
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
- National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
- Olympic Games
- 1948 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling - 5th place
Professional wrestling
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Other honoree (1994)
- NWA Western States Sports
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time) - with Dory Funk, Sr.
- Other titles
- Ohio Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
External links
| NWA World Heavyweight Champions |
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| Orville Brown • Lou Thesz • Leo Nomellini • Whipper Billy Watson • Édouard Carpentier • Dick Hutton • Pat O'Connor • Buddy Rogers • Gene Kiniski • Dory Funk Jr. • Harley Race • Jack Brisco • Giant Baba • Terry Funk • Dusty Rhodes • Tommy Rich • Ric Flair • Kerry Von Erich • Ron Garvin • Ricky Steamboat • Sting • Tatsumi Fujinami • Masahiro Chono • The Great Muta • Barry Windham • Shane Douglas • Chris Candido • Dan Severn • Naoya Ogawa • Gary Steele • Mike Rapada • Sabu • Steve Corino • Shinya Hashimoto • Ken Shamrock • Ron Killings • Jeff Jarrett • A.J. Styles • Raven • Rhino • Christian Cage • Abyss • Adam Pearce • Brent Albright • Blue Demon Jr. • Colt Cabana • The Sheik • Kahagas • Rob Conway • Satoshi Kojima • Hiroyoshi Tenzan • Jax Dane • Tim Storm • Nick Aldis • Cody • Trevor Murdoch • Matt Cardona • Tyrus • EC3 • Thom Latimer |