Freddie Blassie

Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (died 2003)

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Born: February 8, 1918
Died: June 2, 2003
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1918

About Freddie Blassie

Frederick Kenneth Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los Angeles-based World Wrestling Associates (WWA) world title four times. Renowned as "The Hollywood Fashion Plate", he was a one-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1994. He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestling heels, or villains, of all time. == Early life == Blassie was born Frederick Kenneth Blassie in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1918. His parents, Anna (née Szind) and Jacob Blassie (né Blaszi), were immigrants from Austria-Hungary who arrived in the United States in 1912 via Hamburg, Germany. Frederick was an only child. His father was an abusive alcoholic, prompting Frederick to stay with his grandparents whenever Jacob beat Anna. His parents repeatedly separated, only to reconcile.

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Career and life highlights

He also began boxing at a local community center and won a heavyweight championship title.
While there, he won the NWA Georgia Southern Heavyweight Championship, the holder of which was generally first in line to challenge the NWA World Heavyweight Champion whenever he passed through the territory.

The world when Freddie Blassie was born

Freddie Blassie was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Freddie Blassie's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1918	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	102.0M	341 million

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