Poster
Object number2017.61.4
Date1960-1969
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Frank Durso
DescriptionRectangular paperboard wrestling poster. Front is yellow with printed black photographic image of wrestler Cowboy Bill Watts at left and wrestler Masked Destroyer at right. Front has black printed text describing wrestling match.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 14.063 × 22 × 0.063 in. (35.7 × 55.9 × 0.2 cm)InscriptionsFront has black printed text "WRESTLING SAT. APR. 18 / CALIFORNIA, PA. HIGH SCHOOL GYM 8:45 / Sponsored by 5 TOWNS BOOSTERS CLUB / COWBOY BILL WATTS / VS / BARON GATTONI / WORLD FAMOUS / 4 MIDGET TAG MATCH 4 / DESTROYER VS DEFAZIO / FREEMAN VS PARISI / ADVANCE TICKETS SOLD BY Member of Boosters Club - Harry's Pizza Shop - Zahand Super Market, Roscoe, Pa."
Historical NotesThis original wrestling poster advertises a wrestling match in the Pittsburgh-area. Frank Sciullo, known professionally as Frank “Slip Mahoney” Durso, was a notable “heel” in the professional wrestling circuit in the 1960s and 1970s. Besides wrestling in venues around the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states, he also appeared on the popular television program “Studio Wrestling” on Channel 11.
Previous owner
Frank Sciullo
Related person
William F. Watts Jr.
(born 1939)
Related person
Baron Gattoni
Related person
Richard Beyer
(born 1930)
Related person
Johnny De Fazio
(born 1930)
Related person
Zoltan Friedman
(died 2001)
Related person
Antonio Pugliese
(1941 - 2000)
Related institution
5 Towns Boosters Club
Related institution
Harry's Pizza Shop
Related institution
Zahand Super Market
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Stella Marrs