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George F DeRelwyskow was one of the great names in British wrestling and an Olympic medal winner in 1908. The father of post war promoter George DeRelwyskow he was a significant promoter in the 1930s around the north of England in Bradford, Hull, and Leeds and took the sport into Scotland, including famous venues the Caird Hall, Dundee and Aberdeen Music Hall.
Precisely when George Senior started promoting we don’t know, but he was certainly promoter of Madeley Street Baths in Hull by 1934, Brunswick Stadium in Leeds and Olympia Hall in Bradford by 1935. Relwyskow promoted around the country often in conjunction with a local partner.
In 1937 he began promoting at Leeds in partnership with boxing promoter Jack Green, father of Arthur Green. By the time of his death, in 1942, he had built up a successful promotional business which was continued by the Relwyskow family.
Read our tribute to George F. Relwyskow
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