Don Leo Jonathan
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Don Leo Jonathan The Mormon Giant
Height	6 ft 6 in
Weight	285-340 lb
Born	April 29, 1931 Hurricane, UT
Resides	Langley, BC Canada
Billed from	Salt Lake City, UT
Trained by	Brother Jonathan
Debut	1949
Retired	1980

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Career

Jonathan, nicknamed "The Mormon Giant" and billed from Salt Lake City, Utah, is one of the greatest big men ever to compete in the sport of wrestling, having shown amazing agility for his size (such as performing backflips, standing dropkicks, cartwheels, kip-ups and somersaults over the top rope into a standing position) and capturing championships wherever he wrestled.

A second generation star (his father was former wrestler Brother Jonathan), Jonathan made his pro debut in 1949. Over the course of his career, he competed around the world, making stops in Europe, South Africa, Australia and Japan; his greatest accomplishments, however, would take place in the United States and Canada, where he wrestled most often. His first championship wins occured in Montreal with the International Wrestling Association, where he twice captured their International Heavyweight title; Montreal would also be the scene of one of his greatest bouts later on, when he faced Andre the Giant in a 1972 match billed as the "Battle of the Giants". Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... André the Giant (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) was a professional wrestler and actor, born André René Roussimoff in Grenoble, France. ...

Elsewhere in Canada, Jonathan would find more success competing in Toronto's NWA affiliate Maple Leaf Wrestling (where he first teamed with Gene Kiniski to win the Canadian Open Tag Team title, in 1959) and in Winnipeg, where he wrestled for NWA member Alex Turk Promotions (twice winning their International Tag Team title) and for the American Wrestling Association (where he won the World Tag Team title with Verne Gagne in 1967). Jonathan also got a taste of World heavyweight gold when he won the AWA-affiliated Omaha territory's version of the World title twice in 1961. The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Maple Leaf Wrestling was a celebrated NWA territory promoted out of Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens for nearly 50 years and run by Frank Tunney, who incorporated Tunney Sports out of the Queensbury Athletic Club before serving as NWA President from 1960-61. ... Gene Kiniski was a professional wrestler. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge),1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Verne Gagne (born May 10, 1923) is a former professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. ... For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). ...

Canada would eventually become home to Jonathan in the early 1960s as he settled in the Vancouver suburb of Langley. Making Vancouver his home base, he competed frequently for NWA All Star Wrestling, winning five Pacific Coast Heavyweight titles between 1970 and 1977, the NWA World Tag Team title (with Dominic Denucci) in 1966, and a record 15 Canadian Tag Team titles between 1964 and 1978, as well as challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against such titleholders as Kiniski, Dory Funk Jr. and Jack Brisco; he also engaged in feuds with Kiniski and Dutch Savage in All Star, as well as teaming with them. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Langley, British Columbia can mean the following: Township of Langley City of Langley This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... NWA All Star Wrestling is a former Canadian professional wrestling promotion, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Dominic Denucci was a professional wrestler. ... Dory Funk, Jr. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Dutch Savage (real name - Frank Stewart) is a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, best known for his time spent competing in Pacific Northwest Wrestling. ...

Jonathan retired from the ring in 1980. On November 5, 2005, he appeared at an event in Surrey, British Columbia, presented by Top Ranked Wrestling (prior to its purchase by ECCW) to be honored in a special ceremony for his contributions to the sport. On May 20, 2006, he was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam, New York. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = The City of Parks City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canadas Location. ... The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is located in Amsterdam, New York. ... Amsterdam, New York is the name of two locations in Montgomery County, New York. ...

Significant feuds

• Killer Kowalski
• Yvon Robert
• Buddy Rogers
• Andre the Giant
• Gene Kiniski
• Pat O'Connor
• Dutch Savage
• "Bulldog" Bob Brown

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Championships won

National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Vancouver version) (with Dominic Denucci)
• 5-time NWA Pacific Coast (Vancouver) Heavyweight Champion
• 15-time NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (Vancouver version)
• 1-time NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Champion (with Gene Kiniski)
• 2-time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion (Calgary version)
• 2-time NWA International Tag Team Champion (Winnipeg version)

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American Wrestling Association

• 1-time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with Verne Gagne)
• 2-time AWA (Omaha) World Heavyweight Champion

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Other titles

• 2-time IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time IWA (Australia) World Tag Team Champion
• 1-time Grand Prix Wrestling (Montreal) Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time EWU (South Africa) World Super Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time United States Tag Team Champion (Los Angeles version) (with Fred Blassie)
• 1-time CWA World Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time West Virginia Heavyweight Champion

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External links

• Obsessed with Wrestling profile
• Don Leo Jonathan article at Slam! Sports - Wrestling
• Don Leo Jonathan honored by Top Ranked Wrestling
• Don Leo Jonathan interview at Dutch Savage.com