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Osley Bird Saunooke | |
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Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | |
In office 1951–1955 | |
Preceded by | Jarret Blythe |
Succeeded by | Jarret Blythe |
In office 1959–1963 | |
Preceded by | Jarret Blythe |
Succeeded by | Jarret Blythe |
Personal details | |
Born | Yellowhill, North Carolina, U.S. | July 19, 1906
Died | April 16, 1965 | (aged 58)
Citizenship | |
Spouse |
Bertha Smith (m. 1934) |
Occupation | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Ring name(s) | Chief Saunooke |
Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
Billed weight | 369 lb (167 kg) |
Trained by | Charles Cutler[1] |
Debut | 1937 |
Retired | 1951 |
Osley Bird Saunooke (July 19, 1906 – April 16, 1965) was a professional wrestler and politician who served as the 17th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from 1951 to 1955 and from 1959 to 1963.
Legacy
[edit]Since 1978, the Chief Osley B. Saunooke wrestling invitational takes place every year at Cherokee High School.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chief Saunooke". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "The Chief Dies". The Living Church. Madison, WI: Morehouse-Gorham Company. May 16, 1965. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Conway, Robert O. (1994). "Saunooke, Osley Bird". State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Conley, Robert J. (October 20, 2014). Cherokee Thoughts: Honest and Uncensored. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780806183718.
- ^ Conley, Robert J. (December 16, 2007). A Cherokee Encyclopedia. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826339539.
- ^ Lossiah, Jonah (January 6, 2020). "Cherokee Wrestling hosts 42nd Chief Osley B. Saunooke Invitational". Cherokee One Feather. Cherokee, NC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
Category:1906 births
Category:1965 deaths
Category:Principal Chiefs of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Category:20th-century Native Americans
Category:Native American professional wrestlers
Category:American male professional wrestlers
Category:Professional wrestlers from North Carolina