Person Open DS/UK/11317 Patton; Pat (fl 1970s-1980s); British wrestler Patton Pat fl 1970s-1980s British wrestler Male

Pat Patton A pro wrestler from around 1977 Pat Patton was one of the better new breed taking over from the post war stalwarts in the 1970s. He was a familiar figure wearing brightly coloured judo outfits and a busy worker for promoter Max Crabtree during the 1980s. He made an ignominious television debut in February,1979, the gallant loser inevitably going down by two submissions to nil against the skulduggery of Jimmy Breaks in a British welterweight championship eliminator. This was to be the first of around forty television appearances right up to the end of televised wrestling in Britain. Whilst his favour with promoter Crabtree brought a busy engagement book and television exposure the downside was that Pat was regrettably overshadowed by his tag partnership with Big Daddy. From Cannock in Staffordshire Pat followed many other wrestlers into the pub trade when he retired from wrestling. www.wrestling heritage.co.uk International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 1ed3aa2d-15c0-4cb8-8d12-7e526b582173