Dean Detton | |
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![]() Detton (top) in 1937 | |
Birth name | Dean Henry Detton[1] |
Born | [1] Richmond, Utah, United States[1] | 27 June 1908
Died | 23 February 1958[1] | (aged 49)
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dean Detton[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg)[1] |
Retired | 1951[2] |
Dean Henry Detton (June 27, 1908 – February 23, 1958) was an American professional wrestler and World Heavyweight Champion who was active in the early portion of the twentieth century.[3] Previously he was a proficient University of Utah football player. Detton was born in Richmond, Utah and raised Mormon.[4][5][6] He retired from wrestling in 1951 and then ran a bar, The Turf Club, where he eventually hanged himself to death.[7] For his last 14 years he had lived in Hayward, California.[8]