Frank Sexton

For the baseball player, see Frank Sexton (baseball).

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Frank Sexton

Frank Sexton was an American professional wrestler in the early to mid-twentieth century. Along with Orville Brown, Bill Longson, and Lou Thesz, he was one of the biggest stars of the 1940s. A multiple-time world champion, his most significant run was as the Boston American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Heavyweight Champion from June, 1945, until March 15, 1949, when he lost to the first NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Orville Brown, in a title unification match. Sexton died in 1990, his grandson Bailey and Sam, resembles Frank's size and good looks.

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association (Boston)

• AWA World Heavyweight Champion (2 times)

Montreal Athletic Commission

• World Heavyweight Champion (Montreal version) (1 time)

Other titles

• World Heavyweight Champion (Europe version) (1 time)
• World Heavyweight Champion (Maryland version) (1 time) - unifies with Boston AWA World Heavyweight Championship
• British Empire Heavyweight Champion (Toronto version) (1 time)
• Ohio Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
• Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion (San Francisco version) (4 times)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)

Sam Sexton, one of Frank's great grandsons, from Edina Minnesota and is currently one of the best wrestlers in the nation. (Wrestling with your brothers doesn't count - Nice try SAM!)

External links

• A biography of Orville Brown containing references to Sexton

Championship history from wrestling-titles.com