Franklin Jewel Hickey (March 10, 1915 – December 8, 1993) was an American professional wrestler.
| Frank Hickey | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Franklin Jewel Hickey |
| Born | March 10, 1915 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1993 (aged 78) Albany, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Frank Hickey Spaceman[1][2] Bozo Brown[1] Bozo Miller The Great Bozo Night Terror El Diablo Frank Brown[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | "Outer Space" |
| Debut | 1941 |
| Retired | May 15, 1993 |
Professional wrestling career edit
Hickey began working in New York City for the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1964. He wrestled against Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil,[4] Bill Watts, Pedro Morales,[5] Arnold Skaaland,[6] and Gorilla Monsoon.[7] In 1974 he retired from wrestling.[8][1]
In 1993, he wrestled in two matches for the United States Wrestling Association taking place in Memphis on May 10 and May 15. In both matches, he teamed up with Brian Christopher, but lost to Koko B. Ware and Frank Morrell.[9][10]
Death edit
On December 8, 1993, Hickey died in Albany, Kentucky. He was 78 years old.[11]
Championships and accomplishments edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Kevin Sullivan; Steve Pantaleo; Keith Elliot Greenberg; Dean Miller; Jake Black (2020). WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment New Edition. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 123. ISBN 9780241488058.
- ^ Terry Funk; Scott E. Williams (2012). Terry Funk; More Than Just Hardcore. Sports Publishing. pp. 53–54. ISBN 9781613213087.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com".
- ^ "Title Team Bout Tops Wrestling Card Here". The Bridgeport Post. 11 February 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top Wrestling Card Scheduled For Orwigsburg". Republican and Herald. 11 July 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kevin Sullivan (2014). WWE 50. DK Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9780241006757.
- ^ "Big Mat Card Set for Hershey". Evening Herald. 21 January 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com".
- ^ "Spaceman Frank Hickey returns to Memphis". USWA Championship Wrestling. May 8, 1993. Event occurs at 22:34. WMC-TV.
- ^ "CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Franck Hickey Wrestling History".
- ^ Royal Duncan; Gary Will (2000). "OHIO: World Heavyweight Title [Jack Pfeffer]". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 77. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "World Heavyweight Title (promoted by Jack Pfefer)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
External links edit
- Frank Hickey's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database