Dean Henry Detton (June 27, 1908 – February 23, 1958) was an American
professional wrestler
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and
World Heavyweight Champion
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who was active in the early portion of the twentieth century. Previously he was a proficient University of Utah football player. Detton was born in
Richmond, Utah
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History
Agrippa Cooper was the first settler in Richmond in the mid-1 ...
and raised
Mormon
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. He retired from wrestling in 1951 and then ran a bar, ''The Turf Club'', where he eventually
hanged himself.
For his last 14 years he had lived in
Hayward, California
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.
Championships and accomplishments
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50th State Big Time Wrestling
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NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
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1935. From February 1940 through 1942 the titl ...
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California State Athletic Commission
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World Heavyweight Championship ''(Los Angeles version)'' (1 time)
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New York State Athletic Commission
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(1 time)
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NWA New Zealand
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NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
* Other titles
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World Heavyweight Championship (
1 time)
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NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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(
1 time(Recognition later withdrawn))
See also
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List of premature professional wrestling deaths
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References
External links
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1908 births
1958 deaths
1958 suicides
American male professional wrestlers
People from Richmond, Utah
Professional wrestlers from Utah
University of Utah alumni
Suicides by hanging in California
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