| Biography | Francis Gregory (born 1904) was an English wrestler from Cornwall of the 1920s and '30s, Cornish wrestling referee (stickler) of the 1960s, Professional boxer of the 1920s, rugby union footballer of the 1920s and '30s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Redruth R.F.C., professional wrestler of the 1930s through to 1963, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Wigan, and Warrington, as Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Gregory wrestled professionally under the name Francis St. Clair Gregory, his sobriquet of 'St. Clair' is purportedly the name of town in Brittany visited by Cornish wrestlers for wrestling tournaments.
Gregory appeared on the first televised wrestling match in the United Kingdom, a bout against Mike Marino at West Ham Municipal Baths (now Atherton Leisure Centre) on Wednesday 9 November 1955. |