Born: December 17, 1921 Georgetown, KY Height: 5’10’’ Weight: 200 Real Name: Roy P. Shropshire Hometown: Hammond, Indiana/ San Francisco, California/ Sebastopol, California Parents: William and Amelia Shropshire Family: Gimmicked brother of Ray Shire Married to: Dorothy Shire College: Northwestern University Wrestling Military: (WW II) Pro Debut: 1940s, Columbus, Ohio Identities: Roy Shires Nickname: Professor Tag Teams: The Shire Brothers w/ Ray Shire Managed by: Jackson Hunter (Early 1950s), J. Wellington Radcliff (1950s), Al Tucker (1950s), Bobby Wallace (-1957-) Owned: Pacific Coast Athletic Corporation (1960-’81) Promoted: San Francisco, California (1961-’81) NWA Member: 1968-’81 Died: September 24, 1992, Sebastopol, California 70 years old |
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