- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert H. Friedrich
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Ed Lewis was born on June 30, 1890 in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Bodyhold (1949), The President Vanishes (1934) and Lewis-Sonnenberg Wrestling Match (1929). He died on August 7, 1966 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.
- Wide, super stocky physique, 23 1/2 inch bull neck, cauliflowered ears
- Professional wrestler for several decades.
- Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002 (charter class).
- Developed his devastating Headlock while at Louisville University. Through scientific study of anatomy and kinesiology, he was able to duplicate the intensity of force from a Heavyweight Boxer's best Knockout Punch; but applied through his Headlock (proper term, Side Chancery).
- Born Robert Friedrich, June 30, 1891 in Nekoosa, Wisconsin; but took the Ring Name of Ed "Strangler" Lewis because a Newspaperman saw in him a resemblance to popular Wrestler of the 1880s and '90s, Evan "Strangler" Lewis.
- Attended Louisville University on an Athletic Scholarship for Baseball; also, later playing Professional Minor League Baseball.
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