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Jim Hady
Jim Hady
Birth name	John Hady
Born	May 30, 1930; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	January 13, 1969 (aged 38); Honolulu, Hawaii
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Jim Hady; Dutch Schultz; Gentleman Jim Hady
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Debut	1951

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John Hady (May 30, 1930 – January 13, 1969) was an American professional wrestler known as Jim Hady. During his wrestling career he mainly worked in Hawaii for 50th State Big Time Wrestling.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 1966, Hady returned to Hawaii's 50th State Big Time Wrestling where he became a star.^[4] 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.^[5]

Championships and accomplishments

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)
50th State Big Time Wrestling
- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[6]
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Johnny Barend (2), Pampero Firpo (1), Peter Maivia (1) and Billy White Wolf (1)^[7]
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (2 times)^[8]
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)^[9]

References

^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jim Hady « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ Cawthon, Graham (26 February 2024). "Yearly Results: 1964". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
^ "Wrestlers". 50th State Big Time Wrestling.
^ Francis, James (February 1969). "In Memory of Gentleman Jim Hady" (PDF). Body Press. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Hawaii Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "Hawaii Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ "MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (Ohio)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

External links

Percival A. Friend's The Way It Was: Gentleman Jim Hady

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[1] Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jim Hady « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[2] Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[3] Cawthon, Graham (26 February 2024). "Yearly Results: 1964". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.

[4] "Wrestlers". 50th State Big Time Wrestling.

[5] Francis, James (February 1969). "In Memory of Gentleman Jim Hady" (PDF). Body Press. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[:3-6] "Hawaii Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[:2-7] "Hawaii Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[Titles-8] Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[9] "MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (Ohio)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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 == Championships and accomplishments ==
+*'''Alex Turk Promotions'''
+**NWA International Tag Team Championship (''Winnipeg version'') (1 time) &ndash; with Don Leo Jonathan (1)
+*'''[[NWA All-Star Wrestling|All-Star Wrestling]]'''
+**[[NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)|NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'']] ([[NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)#Title history|2 times]]) &ndash; with [[Don Leo Jonathan]] (1) and [[Red Bastien]]
+*'''[[Cauliflower Alley Club]]'''
+**Other honoree ([[Cauliflower Alley Club#2004|2004]])
 *'''[[50th State Big Time Wrestling]]'''
 **[[NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship]] (2 times)<ref name=":3">{{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}}</ref>
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 *'''[[Maple Leaf Wrestling]]'''
 **[[NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version)|NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Toronto version)'']] ([[NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version)#Title history|1 time]]) &ndash; with [[Johnny Valentine]] (1)
-*'''[[NWA All-Star Wrestling]]'''
-**[[NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)|NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'']] ([[NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)#Title history|2 times]]) &ndash; with [[Don Leo Jonathan]] (1) and [[Red Bastien]]
 *'''[[Heart of America Sports Attractions|Midwest Wrestling Association]]'''
 **MWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
-*'''Alex Turk Promotions'''
-**NWA International Tag Team Championship (''Winnipeg version'') (1 time) &ndash; with Don Leo Jonathan (1)
-*'''[[Cauliflower Alley Club]]'''
-**Other honoree ([[Cauliflower Alley Club#2004|2004]])
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
+* [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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