Corsica Joe
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| Ring name(s) | Corsica Joe Francois Miquet |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| Born | January 17, 1920 Bonbillett, France |
| Died | April 14, 2010 (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Debut | 1948 |
| Retired | 1972 |
Corsica Joe (January 17, 1920 – March 14, 2010) was an American professional wrestler. He was the brother of Felix Miquet, was a British wrestler. Corsica Joe started wrestling under his real name of Francois Miquet and was billed as hailing from his actual hometown of Bonbillett, France. He formed a tag team with Corsica Jean, whose real name is Jean Louis Roy. He married a female pro wrestler named Sarah Lee, and they were together as husband and wife for almost 45 years of marriage until she later died at the age of 76 in 2008.[1]
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[edit] Death
Corsica Joe died on March 14, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 90.[1]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (5 times) - with Corsica Jean[3]
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (2 times) - with Corsica Jean[4]
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version) (2 times) - with Corsica Jean[5]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) - with Corsica Jean[6]
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (2 times) - with Corsica Jean[7]
- Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Corsica Jean[9]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 time) - with Corsica Jean[10]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b James Caldwell (March 14, 2010). "Other News: NWA Hall of Famer Corsica Joe dies today at age 90". PWTorch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_39815.shtml. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Florida)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-t.html.
- ^ "NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-America)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/tn-nwa-t.html.
- ^ "NWA (Mid-America) / AWA Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html.
- ^ "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Gulf Coast)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-south-t.html.
- ^ "International Tag Team Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-int-t.html.
- ^ "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-south-t.html.
- ^ "Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html.
- ^ "NWA Texas Tag Team Title (E. Texas)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/nwa/nwa-tx-t.html.
- ^ "World Tag Team Title (E. Texas)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-world-t.html.
- ^ "NWA Hall of Fame". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/hof.html.
[edit] External links
- Corsica Joe at OWW.com
- Corsica Joe at ProWrestling.com
- Corsica Joe Wrestling Photos at BillcosOldSchoolWrestling.com
- RIP: Corsica Joe at the Cauliflower Alley Club
- SLAM! Wrestling: Corsica Joe's love of wife and wrestling always shone through at Canadian Online Explorer
- SLAM! Wrestling: Corsica Joe & Sara Lee: A love story at Canadian Online Explorer
