Chief White Owl
{{Short description|American professional wrestler}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Chief White Owl
|birth_name = George Dahmer
|names = Chief White Owl
Chief Big Eagle
George White Owl
George Dahmer
|image =
|alt =
|caption =
|height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
|weight = {{convert|230|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1935|6|19}}
|birth_place = Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2008|5|23|1935|6|19|df=y}}
|death_place = Atlantis, Florida
|family = Pancho Villa (brother)
|resides =
|spouse = {{marriage|Patricia Dillon|1958}}
|children = 2
|billed = Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina
|trainer = Buddy Rogers
Frankie Talaber
|retired = 1983
}}
George Arnold "Hootie" Dahmer{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Steven |date=May 28, 2008 |title=Friends remember Chief White Owl |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/05/28/5700621.html |work=SLAM! Wrestling |location= |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723182950/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/05/28/5700621.html |archive-date=July 23, 2017 |access-date=May 31, 2025}} (June 19, 1935 – May 23, 2008){{Cite web |title=George Dahmer Obituary (2008) - West Palm Beach, FL - The Palm Beach Post |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/palmbeachpost/name/george-dahmer-obituary?id=9620487 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Legacy.com}} was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Chief White Owl.{{Cite book |last=Watts |first=Bill |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Cowboy_and_the_Cross/AOTLLXwEBXkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Chief+White+Owl&pg=PA74&printsec=frontcover |title=The Cowboy and the Cross: The Bill Watts Story: Rebellion, Wrestling and Redemption |last2=Williams |first2=Scott |date=2006 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1-55022-708-6 |language=en}}
Career
Dahmer began wrestling in his native Ohio during the 1950s and 1960s.{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |title=Local history: Infamous Dr. Sam Sheppard wrestled at Akron Armory |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/lifestyle/around-town/2017/09/17/local-history-infamous-dr-sam/10762980007/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}} He wrestled for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, notably teaming with Wahoo McDaniel. During the 1970s, he began appearing for the National Wrestling Federation, holding the NWF World Tag Team Championship with Luis Martinez.{{Cite web |last=pbadmin |date=2009-04-08 |title=The Speech Cowboy Bill Watts Wanted To Give at The WWE HOF |url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/195711-the-speech-cowboy-bill-watts-wanted-to-give-at-the-wwe-hof |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Wrestlezone |language=en-US}}
Dahmer died at the JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Florida on May 23, 2008. Following his death, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home caring for him, resulting in the family being rewarded $2 million.{{Cite news |date=2020-09-10 |title=Pro Wrestler Nursing Home Lawsuit {{!}} Pintas & Mullins |url=https://www.pintas.com/blog/nursing-home-sued-for-abuse-and-death-of-pro-wrestler-chief-white-owl/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250117183351/https://www.pintas.com/blog/nursing-home-sued-for-abuse-and-death-of-pro-wrestler-chief-white-owl/ |archive-date=2025-01-17 |access-date=2025-05-28 |work=Pintas & Mullins Law Firm |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Duret |first=Daphne |title=Jury awards widow nearly $2 million for husband’s 2008 death in Lake Worth nursing home |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2012/11/29/jury-awards-widow-nearly-2/7933980007/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}
Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Federation
- NWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Luis Martinez (1), Jim Powers (1) and Wahoo McDaniel (1)
- World Classic Professional Big Time Wrestling
- Ohio Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2020)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official|https://web.archive.org/web/20161128155511/http://www.chiefwhiteowlwon.com/}}
- {{Facebook | id= Chief-White-Owl-Pro-Wrestling-Legend-572450632880696 }}
- [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=17546 Chief White Owl at Cagematch.net]
- [https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/cheif-white-owl/ Chief White Owl at OWW.com]
- [https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=2596 Chief White Owl at Wrestlingdata.com]
- [http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/chief-white-owl-4966.html Professional wrestling record for Chief White Owl from The Internet Wrestling Database]
Category:Professional wrestlers from Ohio
Category:People from Wilmington, Ohio
Category:20th-century Native American people
Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers
Category:21st-century Native American people