Indianapolis, Indiana:  Saturday, January 24, 1959
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) … Dick the Bruiser and Angelo Poffo b. Bobby Managoff and Yukon Eric
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Managoff was injured and Eric wrestled both rivals during the third fall) …
Wilbur Snyder b. Bill Longson … Edouard Carpentier b. Gino Angelo … Johnny Weaver b. Bronko
Lubich … Patty Neff and Shirley Strimple were both counted out … (promoter:  Balk Estes) …
(10,304 fans) (3,000 turned away) … (gate:  $23,171.40)
Notes:  Two referees would be assigned to handle the main event, to prevent another incident like
their last one back on December 13.

Washington, Indiana:  Thursday, February 5, 1959
(High School Gymnasium) … Chick Garibaldi vs. Bill Longson … Rip Hawk vs. Tommy O’Toole …
Chena Myra vs. Kathy Starr … (sponsored by:  Moose Lodge No. 1080) … (benefit for the polio
fund)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 10, 1959
(Indianapolis Armory) … Angelo Poffo b. Johnny Weaver (2-0) … Edouard Carpentier b. Martino
Angelo (8:40) … Wilbur Snyder b. Legs Wilson (10:00) … Little Beaver and Mario Valentino
Sanchez b. Pee Wee James and Mighty Schultz (2-0) … (promoter:  Balk Estes) …
(3,600 fans) (2,000 turned away) … (gate:  $6,300)
Notes:  The Indianapolis Star stated that “Wilbur Snyder, of Woodland Hills, Cal., former University
of Utah wrestling and football star, will calsh with Legs Wilson of Canada.  Snyder played pro
football with the Los Angeles Rams and the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian league but
eventually gave up his $8,000 a year football career to concentrate on pro wrestling and soon
boomed into the $40,000 a year earning bracket.” Wilson was Bob “Legs” Langevin, who was
traveling with Edouard Carpentier.  Poffo was called the U.S. heavyweight champion.  After his loss,
Weaver was taken to Methodist Hospital, but “no injury could be found.”

Indianapolis, Indiana:  March 5, 1959
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) …Dick the Bruiser and Angelo Poffo vs. Bobby Managoff and Yukon Eric
("Sudden Death" rules)




Research by Tim Hornbaker
February 27, 2008
Indianapolis Wrestling Results - 1959