| 词条 | Edwin Bibby |
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| name = Edwin Bibby | image = Edwin Bibby.jpg | caption = Bibby in 1884 | names = Edwin Bibby | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} | weight = {{convert|155|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth-date|15 November 1848}} | death_date = {{death year and age|1905|1848}} | birth_place = Ashton-under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom | death_place = Fall River, Massachusetts, United States | billed = | trainer = | debut = 1872 | retired = 1887 }} Edwin Bibby (November 15, 1848–1905) was an English wrestling champion during the 1870s and 1880s.[1] He was a popular catch-as-catch-can style wrestler in his generation. He became the first American Heavyweight Champion in 1881 with a victory over Duncan C. Ross. During his career his fans also called him Ned and Eddie. Early life in EnglandBibby was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 15 November 1848. He married Mary Ann Connelly (age 16) in 1867 and had 13 children, only three of whom survived. He began working as a coal miner in 1871. Bibby began his wrestling career in 1872 and quickly became a top wrestler. He performed for Queen Victoria in Prince Albert's Court in London. Life in AmericaIn 1879 he immigrated to America and later sent for his family. He lived in New York and later Rhode Island, and became a naturalized citizen in 1900. On 19 January 1881, Bibby became the first American Heavyweight Champion with his victory over Duncan C. Ross. He lost that title the next year, on 7 August 1882, to Joe Acton in New York City. Bibby's final wrestling match was against Sorakichi Matsuda, whom he defeated on 28 October 1887, in Buffalo, New York. In 1905, Bibby died from rheumatism. He is buried in Fall River, Massachusetts. Bibby's son Tom donated the Championship silver belt that can allegedly still be found at a Lancashire museum.[1] Notable opponents
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References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/allaboutbibby/prominent-bibbys/edwin-bibby |title=Edwin Bibby |publisher=All About Bibby (hosted on Google Sites) |accessdate=2011-09-03}} {{Portal|Professional Wrestling}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bibby, Edwin}} 9 : 1848 births|1905 deaths|19th century professional wrestlers|British catch wrestlers|English emigrants to the United States|English male professional wrestlers|People from Ashton-under-Lyne|People from Lancashire (before 1974)|Disease-related deaths in Massachusetts |
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