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Information The purpose of this sandbox is to build a biography page for Osley Bird Saunooke. |
Osley Bird Saunooke | |
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Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | |
In office 1951–1955 | |
Preceded by | Jarret Blythe |
Succeeded by | Jarret Blythe |
In office 1959–1963 | |
Preceded by | Jarret Blythe |
Succeeded by | Jarret Blythe |
Personal details | |
Born | Yellowhill, North Carolina, U.S. | July 19, 1906
Died | April 16, 1965 | (aged 58)
Citizenship | |
Spouse |
Bertha Smith (m. 1934) |
Occupation | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Ring name(s) | Chief Saunooke |
Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
Billed weight | 369 lb (167 kg) |
Trained by | Charles Cutler[1] |
Debut | 1937 |
Retired | 1951 |
Osley Bird Saunooke (July 19, 1906 – April 16, 1965) was a professional wrestler and politician who served as the 17th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from 1951 to 1955 and from 1959 to 1963.
Legacy
Since 1978, the Chief Osley B. Saunooke wrestling invitational takes place every year at Cherokee High School.[6]
References
- ^ "Chief Saunooke". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "The Chief Dies". The Living Church. Madison, WI: Morehouse-Gorham Company. May 16, 1965. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Conway, Robert O. (1994). "Saunooke, Osley Bird". State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Conley, Robert J. (October 20, 2014). Cherokee Thoughts: Honest and Uncensored. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780806183718.
- ^ Conley, Robert J. (December 16, 2007). A Cherokee Encyclopedia. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826339539.
- ^ Lossiah, Jonah (January 6, 2020). "Cherokee Wrestling hosts 42nd Chief Osley B. Saunooke Invitational". Cherokee One Feather. Cherokee, NC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
Category:1906 births
Category:1965 deaths
Category:Principal Chiefs of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Category:20th-century Native Americans
Category:Native American professional wrestlers
Category:American male professional wrestlers
Category:Professional wrestlers from North Carolina