Mildred Burke
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Mildred Burke | |
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Born |
Mildred Bliss August 5, 1915 New Mexico |
Died |
February 18,1989 Northridge Ca. Stroke |
Nationality | USA |
Wrestles for | Billy Wolfe, NWA and WWWE |
Years active | 1935-1960s |
Assumed Competitive Female Wrestling Record | |
Assumed Competitive Mixed Wrestling Record | |
Wins | 200+ |
Losses | 3 |
Other information |
Mildred Burke was one of the pioneers of womens wrestling. She began her career wrestling for promoter Billy Wolfe in circus & carnaval side shows (wrestling all comers, & defeating over 200 men in the process), & ended by operating Millie's Gym, an early source for training female wrestlers, & producing 8mm wrestling films.
While Mildred was not strictly a submission wrestler as we concider the term today, she was the inspiration for many of the women who have gone on to found the sport. She was a true trail blazer for womens wrestling, submission or otherwise, & without her pioneering work, the field would not be what it is today. I guess you could call Mildred the "grandmother" of modern female submission wrestling.