| LC control no. | n 91043765 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sammartino, Bruno, 1935-2018 |
| Located | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1935-10-06 |
| Death date | 2018-04-18 |
| Place of birth | Chieti (Italy : Province) Pizzoferrato (Italy) |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | World Wide Wrestling Federation |
| Profession or occupation | Wrestlers |
| Found in | His Bruno Sammartino, ©1990: p. 2 (b. 1935 in Pizzoferrato, Italy) The New York times, 18 April 2018, online, viewed 17 September 2018 (Bruno Sammartino, an Italian immigrant who was heavyweight champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation for a record 11 years in the 1960s and '70s, long before the federation admitted that its matches were scripted and largely choreographed entertainment shows, died on Wednesday [April 18] after being hospitalized for two months; born Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino on Oct. 6, 1935, in Pizzoferrato, Italy; moved to Pittsburgh after World War II; trained with the University of Pittsburgh wrestling coach, narrowly lost a spot on the 1956 Olympic weight-lifting team, signed a contract with Capitol Pro Wrestling in 1959, held titles from 1963 to 1971 and from 1973 1977, and retired in 1981 from full-time professional wrestling; often drew attendance of 20,000 at Madison Square Garden, where he had more than 200 matches; lived in Pittsburgh) |
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