Stu Hart
| Stu Hart | |
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Hart, aged ca. 18, with an amateur wrestling championship belt.
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| Birth name | Stewart Edward Hart |
| Born |
May 3, 1915 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | October 16, 2003 (aged 88) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Smith (m. 1947; d. 2001) |
| Children | 12, including Smith Hart Bruce Hart Keith Hart Dean Hart Bret Hart Ross Hart Diana Hart Owen Hart |
| Family |
Hart Donald Stewart, grandfather Harry Smith, father-in-law |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Stu Hart |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Billed from | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Trained by |
Toots Mondt Jack Taylor |
| Debut | 1943 |
| Retired | 1986 |
Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart, CM (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, promoter and trainer. Hart founded Stampede Wrestling, a promotion based in Calgary, Alberta, and associated wrestling school "The Dungeon". The patriarch of the Hart wrestling family, Stu was the father of many wrestlers, most notably Bret and Owen Hart.
Hart has been referred to by multiple writers, including wrestling historian Dave Meltzer, as one of the most influential and important figures in pro wrestling history. His greatest contribution to the art was as a trainer. Along with Bret and Owen, Hart's trainees included future world champions Fritz Von Erich, Superstar Billy Graham, Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian, Mark Henry, and Chris Benoit.
Hart was also well known for his involvement in over thirty charities, for which he was given a position in the Order of Canada, the second highest honour for merit that can be given in Canada.
He was born in Saskatoon in 1915 to Edward and Elizabeth Stewart Hart. He was mainly of Scots-Irish descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry. His childhood was impoverished; as a boy, Stu Hart lived in a tent with his family on the prairie in Alberta, living off the land and wild game that Stu took down with his slingshot. In 1928, his father was arrested for failure to pay back taxes, while the Salvation Army sent Stu, his mother, and two sisters, Sylvester and Edrie to live in Edmonton. There, Stu Hart began attending wrestling classes at the YMCA. Hart played football for the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1938 and 1939 seasons. Hart also captained a popular baseball team called Hart's All Stars.
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