Abe Harry Yourist (September 9, 1909 – November 9, 1991) was a Russian-American professional

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player. He played one game for the

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in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season. In college, Yourist lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track for

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. Yourist was also a professional

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for many years, including under the

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"Pepper Gomez" and the "Masked Marvel". He retired from wrestling around 1970 and also worked for Fenton Aluminum Sash in the Seattle area for 22 years. Yourist had lived in Seattle since 1948.

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