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Wrestler: Bill Longston
Real Name: Willard Rowe Longson
Birthday: June 8, 1906
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Moved to St. Louis, Missouri
Marital Status: Married to Althea
Height & Weight: - 240 lbs
Trained by:
Debut:
Previous Gimmicks: Purple Shadow (San Fransisco)
"Wild Bill" Longson
Finishing Move: The Piledriver
Favorite Moves: The Headlock
Airplane spin
The Flying Leap
Notable Feuds: Man Mountain Dean
Lou Thesz
Ed "Strangler" Lewis
Gorgeous George

  • National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title defeating Sander Szabo (February 19, 1942);
  • National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (February 19, 1943);
  • National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title defeating Lou Thesz (November 21, 1947);

  • Bill Longson had his back broken by Man Mountain Dean in a match that took place in the San Fransisco territory..
  • ~~~18 months later, Bill Longson returned to SF under a mask (as The Purple Shadow) to get his revenge on Dean..
  • ~~~The Purple Shadow broke Man Mountain Dean's leg and pulled off his mask and revealed his true identity....
  • Bill Longson was a partner in the St. Louis territory/office after being the city's biggest consistent draw of all-time
  • December 12, 1982: Bill Longson passed away at the age of 76..
  • 2006: Bill Longson was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Schenectady, New York..