Person Open DS/UK/8706 McManus; Mick (11 January 1920-22 May 2013); English wrestler McManus Mick 11 January 1920-22 May 2013 English wrestler Male (cisgender) William George Matthews The Man You Love To Hate | Rugged South London Tough Guy Camberwell, London, England (born)

English Sportsperson; Wrestler White Heterosexual Mick McManus was an English professional wrestler. The role he played was noted as a heel European wrestler and often went by the nicknames "The Man You Love to Hate", "Rugged South London Tough Guy" and "The Dulwich Destroyer". After leaving school he worked in a drawing office and then for a firm of printers. He began training as a wrestler, and during the Second World War helped teach Royal Air Force personnel in the sport. His first professional performance took place in 1945, while on a posting to Australia. The Sun, in which McManus wrote a weekly column, commented that he had made more televised wrestling appearances than any other British wrestler, in a televised career that spanned 26 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_McManus_(wrestler) (2020) 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 RAHdroberts 10/31/2013 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 2/21/2025 0f17eac2-a40b-46ff-bebc-ab87332957dd