Ernest Roeber (September 1861 – April 30, 1944) was a German- American professional wrestler who held the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship from 1894 to 1900 and from 1900 to 1901. Roeber also held the American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship and the German World Heavyweight Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...

** European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (2 times) ** American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship (2 times) *

Professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...

** German World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

Sources

*Sprechman, Jordan and Bill Shannon. ''This Day in New York Sports''. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 1998.

External links

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