Jim Hady
{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Jim Hady
|image=Jim Hady.jpeg
|birth_name = John Hady
|names = Dutch Schultz
Jim Hady{{Cite web |title=Jim Hady « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |work=cagematch.net |date= |access-date=26 February 2024 |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3380&gimmick=Jim+Hady}}
|height = 5 ft 10 in
|weight = 238 lb
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|5|30|mf=y}}
|birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1969|1|13|1930|5|30}}
|death_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
|billed =
|trainer = Dutch Savage
|debut = 1951
|website =
}}
John Hady (May 30, 1930 – January 13, 1969) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Gentleman" Jim Hady. During his wrestling career he mainly worked in Hawaii for 50th State Big Time Wrestling.{{Cite web |title=Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database |trans-title= |last=Saalbach |first=Axel |work=wrestlingdata.com |date= |access-date=26 February 2024 |url= https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=1683 |language=de}}
Professional wrestling career
Hady started his professional wrestling career in Hawaii in 1951. During his career, he worked in Ohio, Calgary, Germany in 1959, England in 1962 and Detroit.
In 1960, he made his debut for American Wrestling Association in Minnesota. Then worked in Canada for Toronto's Maple Leaf Wrestling and Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling.
In 1964, he worked in New York City for World Wide Wrestling Federation.{{cite web |url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/64.htm |title=Yearly Results: 1964 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |date= 26 February 2024|website=TheHistoryOfWWE.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}
In 1966, Hady returned to Hawaii's 50th State Big Time Wrestling where he became a star.{{cite web |url=http://www.50thstatebigtimewrestling.com/wrest1.html |website=50th State Big Time Wrestling|title=Wrestlers}} He became a two time NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and five time NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion. He defeated Ripper Collins for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship on March 15, 1967.
Death
On January 13, 1969, Hady was in a six-man tag team match with James Blears and Tex McKenzie in Honolulu when he suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed. Medical staff at the arena tried to revive Hady but he died. He was 38.{{cite magazine |last=Francis |first=James |date=February 1969 |title=In Memory of Gentleman Jim Hady |url=https://www.wrestlingscans.com/programs/body/020169.pdf |magazine=Body Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |publisher= |access-date=February 26, 2024}}
Championships and accomplishments
- 50th State Big Time Wrestling
- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times){{Cite web |title=Hawaii Heavyweight Title |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307063443/https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website= |publisher=Wrestling Titles}}
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Johnny Barend (2), Pampero Firpo (1), Peter Maivia (1) and Billy White Wolf (1){{Cite web |title=Hawaii Tag Team Title |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-t.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418131031/https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-t.html |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website= |publisher=Wrestling Titles}}
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (2 times){{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}
- Alex Turk Promotions
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Winnipeg version) (1 time) – with Don Leo Jonathan (1)
- All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – with Don Leo Jonathan (1) and Red Bastien
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Other honoree (2004)
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (1 time) – with Johnny Valentine (1)
- Midwest Wrestling Association
- MWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times){{Cite web|title=MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (Ohio)|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/oh/mwa/oh-mwa-j.html|access-date=February 22, 2022|publisher=Wrestling Titles}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=3380|wrestlingdata=1683|iwd=jim-hady-4960}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091028082612/https://www.geocities.com/percivalafriend/friend080805.htm Percival A. Friend's The Way It Was: Gentleman Jim Hady]
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Category:People from Pittsburgh
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