Helen Hild Explained

Helen Hild
Names:Betty Hild
Gladys Galento
Gladys Hild
Gladys Wills
Helen Held
Helen Hild
Birth Name:Gladys Helen Nevins
Height:[1]
Weight:128lb
Birth Date:26 February 1926
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Children:Ted DiBiase
Family:Ted DiBiase Jr. (grandson)
Mike DiBiase (grandson)
Brett DiBiase (grandson)
Debut:1946
Retired:1971

Gladys Helen Nevins (February 26, 1926 – March 4, 1984), better known by her ring name Helen Hild, was an American female professional wrestler and model.[2] She wrestled for extended periods of time for various wrestling promotions: All-Star Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Central States Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club, NWA Mid-America[3] and the World Wide Wrestling Federation.[4] [5]

Early life

Nevins was born in Omaha, Nebraska and had a brother named Marv who played football for University of Nebraska Omaha.[6]

Professional wrestling career

Hild wrestled through the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.[7] [8] [9] One of the top female wrestling stars in the U.S. during the 1940s and 50s, she challenged Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship several times between 1948 and 1951. Hild was often a rival to The Fabulous Moolah.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Their encounter in Seattle, Washington on August 9, 1957, was the first woman's wrestling match to be held in the city in 12 years.[15]

Personal life

Nevins gave birth to a son named Theodore Marvin, later known as wrestler Ted DiBiase, in 1954, fathered by Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer.[16] [17] She later married fellow wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase, who adopted Theodore.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] After Mike's death during a 1969 wrestling match, she became depressed and began to abuse alcohol.

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helen Hild. cagematch.net.
  2. News: WRESTLER FROM Dl. newspapers.com. The Pantagraph . Bloomington, IL . 32. May 14, 2009.
  3. Web site: Helen Hild: Matches. cagematch.net.
  4. Web site: Helen Hild . wrestlingdata.com.
  5. Web site: Helen Hild. Online World Of Wrestling. April 10, 2016.
  6. Book: Darren, Ivy. University of Nebraska-Omaha Football. 45. Arcadia Publishing. 2015. 978-1-4671-1461-5.
  7. Web site: Hanson Meets Red Devil: Mae Young Wrestles Helen Hild. April 15, 1948. news.google.com. The Deseret News .
  8. Web site: Hild Decisions Dotson In Wrestling Feature. January 7, 1953. news.google.com. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  9. Web site: Hild, Wright Take Girls' Wrestle Royal. February 4, 1958. news.google.com. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  10. Web site: Introducing A New WINC Feature: The 50 Greatest Wrestlers Of The Last 50 Years. wrestlinginc.com. Jesse Collings. January 9, 2016.
  11. Web site: Stojack Winner In Feature Bout . August 2, 1957. news.google.com. Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  12. Web site: Frank Stojack Risks Mat Time. August 1, 1957. news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review.
  13. Web site: The Fabulous Moolah to Wrestle Again. July 28, 1957. news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review.
  14. Web site: Big Crowd Sees Women Graplers. July 25, 1957. news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review.
  15. News: August 9, 1957 . WHOOPS, MY DEAR . Owensboro Messenger . Owensboro, Kentucky .
  16. Book: DiBiase, Ted. Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man. 13. Pocket Books. 2008. 978-1-4165-5890-3.
  17. Book: DiBiase, Ted. Every Man Has His Price. 23. Multnomah Publishers, Inc. 1997. 978-1-57673-175-8.
  18. Book: DiBiase, Ted. Every Man Has His Price. 39. Multnomah Publishers, Inc. 1997. 978-1-57673-175-8.
  19. Book: DiBiase, Ted. Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man. 21. Pocket Books. 2008. 978-1-4165-5890-3.
  20. Book: Steven Johnson . Greg Oliver . The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. ECW Press . 2007 . 978-1-55022-759-8. 253 pp.
  21. Book: Greg Klein . The King of New Orleans: How the Junkyard Dog Became Professional Wrestling's First Black Superhero . ECWPress . 2012 . 978-1-77041-030-5. 89.
  22. Book: Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991–2004 . jnlister . 2005 . 1-4116-5329-7. 253 pp.
  23. Book: Harris M Lentz III . Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed . McFarland & Company . 2003 . 978-0-7864-1754-4. 86.
  24. Melby, James C. . James C. Melby . 1996 . The 50 Greatest Woman Wrestlers of All-Time . Pro Wrestling Illustrated Presents: The Women of Wrestling . London Publishing Co. . 1 . 1 . 29 .

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