George Grant (wrestler)
{{short description|American professional wrestler (1925–2010)}}{{Not to be confused|Gorgeous George}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name=George Grant
|names=Gorgeous George
Gorgeous George Grant
Magnificent Grant
Gorgeous Dream Boy
Gorgeous Phillip
Danny McKay
Danny Sheffield
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|birth_name = Dan Sheffield
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|height={{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Mike |date=September 8, 2000 |title=The Fascinating Tales Of 'Curious George' |page= |work=The Huntsville Times |quote=Big money for wrestlers in the days of "Gorgeous George" – 1945 to '71 — meant steak and shrimp cocktail for dinner. [...] "Gorgeous George" is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds – about 30 pounds more than when he was wrestling for the now-defunct American Wrestling Alliance.}}
|weight={{convert|220|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|birth_date={{Birth date|1926|08|14}}
|birth_place=Honey Grove, Texas, U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|2010|4|21|1926|08|14}}
|death_place=Columbia, South Carolina
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Dan Moody Sheffield (August 14, 1926 – April 21, 2010), better known by the ring name George Grant was an American professional wrestler and Evangelical preacher.{{Cite web |last=Dys |first=Andrew |date=April 22, 2010 |title=Former pro wrestler from York “Gorgeous George” Grant dies at 85 |url=https://www.heraldonline.com/latest-news/article12252842.html |url-status=live |website=The Herald}}{{Cite book |last=Teal |first=Scott |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Wrestling_Archive_Project/07x0jgEACAAJ?hl=en |title=Wrestling Archive Project: Classic 20th Century Mat Memories |date=2015-10-31 |publisher=Crowbar Press |isbn=978-1-940391-04-5 |language=en}}
Career
Sheffield began wrestling during the 1940s, and was best known for using the "Gorgeous George" gimmick, made popular by George Wagner.{{Cite web |title=Evangelist wrestles with the devil |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2002/09/07/Evangelist-wrestles-with-the-devil/stories/feed/index.rss |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The Blade |language=en}} A creation of promoter Jack Pfefer,{{cite web |last=Langmead |first=Jon |date=August 26, 2019 |title=The Pfefer Collection: Knee deep in the hoopla |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/07/29/22799884.html |website=SLAM! Wrestling |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102191457/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2019/07/29/22799884.html |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2025}} he has often been accused of being a copycat of Wagner's gimmick.{{Cite web |last=Bixenspan |first=David |date=2011-03-17 |title=The story of the fake Stan Lane |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/3/17/2056895/the-mystery-of-the-fake-stan-lane-and-other-pretenders |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Cageside Seats |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Howard |first=Gary |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rassler_from_Renfrew/uoKjQ9Q_kCsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=gorgeous+George+grant&pg=PA112&printsec=frontcover |title=The Rassler from Renfrew: Larry Kasaboski and the Northland Wresting Enterprises |date=2007 |publisher=GeneralStore PublishingHouse |isbn=978-1-897113-59-2 |language=en}}
Following his retirement from professional wrestling, he became an evangelical preacher.{{Cite web |last=Guilford |first=Matt |date=2024-08-10 |title=LORD, HELP ME FIND YOU |url=https://www.orlandocommunitychurch.org/post/lord-help-me-find-you |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=OCC |language=en}}
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
{{See also|Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|l1=Luchas de Apuestas}}
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| Gypsy Joe (ringlets) | George Grant (hair) | Estevan, Saskatchewan | Live event | {{dts|1960-7-16}} | {{cite web |author= |date= |title=Stampede @ Estevan (1960-07-16) - Results @ Wrestlingdata.com |url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=323059&feld=ergebnisse |website=Wrestlingdata.com |access-date=May 27, 2025}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=10879&name=George+Grant George Grant at Cagematch.net]
- {{Find a Grave|232728637/dan-moody-sheffield}}
- [https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/gorgeous-george-grant/ George Grant at OWW.com]
- [https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=8023 George Grant at Wrestlingdata.com]
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Category:20th-century American professional wrestlers
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