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American professional wrestler and model (1926 – 1984)
Helen Hild
Promotional photograph of Helen Hild
Birth name Gladys Helen Nevins Born (1926-02-26 ) February 26, 1926
[1] Omaha, Nebraska, United States
[2] Died March 4, 1984(1984-03-04) (aged 58)
[2] Spouse(s)
(
m. 1958; died 1969)
Children
Ted DiBiase Family
Ted DiBiase Jr. (grandson)
Mike DiBiase (grandson)
Brett DiBiase (grandson)
Ring name(s) Betty Hild Gladys Galento Gladys Hild Gladys Wills Helen Held Helen Hild
[2] Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
[3] Billed weight 128 lb (58 kg)
[3] Debut 1946 Retired 1971
Gladys Helen Nevins (February 26, 1926 – March 4, 1984), better known by her ring name Helen Hild , was an American female professional wrestler and model.
[4] In her career, Nevins wrestled for extended periods of time for various wrestling promotions: All-Star Wrestling,
Big Time Wrestling ,
Championship Wrestling from Florida ,
Central States Wrestling ,
Georgia Championship Wrestling ,
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ,
Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club ,
NWA Mid-America
[5] and the
World Wide Wrestling Federation .
[5]
[2]
[1]
Early life
Nevins was born in Omaha, Nebraska and had a brother named Marv who played football for
University of Nebraska Omaha .
[6]
Professional wrestling career
Hild wrestled through the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
[7]
[8]
[9] One of the top female wrestling stars in the U.S. during the 1940s and 50s,
[10] she challenged
Mildred Burke for the
NWA World Women's Championship several times between 1948 and 1951. Hild was often a rival to
The Fabulous Moolah .
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15] Their encounter in
Seattle, Washington on August 9, 1957, was the first woman's wrestling match to be held in the city in 12 years.
[16]
Personal life
Nevins gave birth to a son named Theodore Marvin, later known as wrestler
Ted DiBiase , in 1954, fathered by Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer.
[17]
[18] She later married fellow wrestler
"Iron" Mike DiBiase , who adopted Theodore.
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
[24] After Mike's death during a 1969 wrestling match, she became depressed and began to abuse alcohol.
[4]
Championships and accomplishments
References
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"Helen Hild" . Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-04-10 .
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"Helen Hild" . wrestlingdata.com.
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"Helen Hild" . cagematch.net.
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"WRESTLER FROM Dl" . The Pantagraph . Bloomington, IL: newspapers.com. May 14, 2009. p. 32. (subscription required)
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"Helen Hild: Matches" . cagematch.net.
^ Darren, Ivy (2015). University of Nebraska-Omaha Football . Arcadia Publishing. p. 45.
ISBN
978-1467114615 .
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"Hanson Meets Red Devil: Mae Young Wrestles Helen Hild" . news.google.com . The Deseret News. April 15, 1948.
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"Hild Decisions Dotson In Wrestling Feature" . news.google.com . Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 7, 1953.
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"Hild, Wright Take Girls' Wrestle Royal" . news.google.com . Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 4, 1958.
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Melby, James C. (1996). "The 50 Greatest Woman Wrestlers of All-Time". Pro Wrestling Illustrated Presents: The Women of Wrestling . 1 (1). London Publishing Co.: 29.
^ Jesse Collings (January 9, 2016).
"Introducing A New WINC Feature: The 50 Greatest Wrestlers Of The Last 50 Years" . wrestlinginc.com.
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"Stojack Winner In Feature Bout" . news.google.com . Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 2, 1957.
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"Frank Stojack Risks Mat Time" . news.google.com . The Spokesman-Review. Aug 1, 1957.
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"The Fabulous Moolah to Wrestle Again" . news.google.com . The Spokesman-Review. Jul 28, 1957.
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"Big Crowd Sees Women Graplers" . news.google.com . The Spokesman-Review. Jul 25, 1957.
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"WHOOPS, MY DEAR" . Owensboro Messenger . Owensboro, Kentucky. August 9, 1957.
^ DiBiase, Ted (2008). Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man .
Pocket Books . p. 13.
ISBN
978-1-4165-5890-3 .
^ DiBiase, Ted (1997). Every Man Has His Price . Multnomah Publishers, Inc. p. 23.
ISBN
978-1-57673-175-8 .
^ DiBiase, Ted (1997). Every Man Has His Price . Multnomah Publishers, Inc. p. 39.
ISBN
978-1-57673-175-8 .
^ DiBiase, Ted (2008). Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man .
Pocket Books . p. 21.
ISBN
978-1-4165-5890-3 .
^ Steven Johnson; Greg Oliver (2007). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels . ECW Press. p. 253 pp.
ISBN
978-1550227598 .
^ Greg Klein (2012). The King of New Orleans: How the Junkyard Dog Became Professional Wrestling's First Black Superhero . ECWPress. p. 89.
ISBN
978-1770410305 .
^ Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004 . jnlister. 2005. p. 253 pp.
ISBN
1-4116-5329-7 .
^ Harris M Lentz III (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed . McFarland & Company. p. 86.
ISBN
978-0786417544 .
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