Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Frank Stojack & Harpo Marx

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1999.15.02

Description

Actor Harpo Marx, left, has former professional wrestler Frank Stojack in a headlock in a photograph believed to have been taken in 1954. Marx performed " Harpo's Concert Bazaar" at Tacoma's Temple Theater on October 18, 1950. Stojack was raised in Tacoma, graduating from Lincoln High School. Stojack played football at Washington State and for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the NFL before becoming a decorated professional wrestler. Stojack won four Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight championships and was light heavyweight champion of the world in 1953, retaining the title until 1957. Stojack also had a successful career outside the ring, serving on the Tacoma City Council and being voted Pierce County Sheriff.

Made/Created

Date made

1954

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Wrestling, Professional/Semi-Pro

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Marx, Harpo

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Stojack, Frank

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Lincoln High School

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Harpo's Concert Bazaar

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Temple Theater

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Washington State University

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Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

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Tacoma City Council

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Pierce County Sheriff