Willie Gilzenberg
American businessperson
About Willie Gilzenberg
Lived 1901 – 1978 (aged 76–77). Willie Gilzenberg was an American sports promoter, publicist, combat sports matchmaker and boxing manager.
William Louis Gilzenberg (October 14, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American booker, boxing and wrestling promoter in the New York and New Jersey areas. Gilzenberg is noted for being the very first on-screen authority at the World Wide Wrestling Federation, becoming the first president of the WWWF in June 1963. He held the position until his death in 1978, at which point he was succeeded by Hisashi Shinma. Gilzenberg was also a boxing promoter in New Jersey.
Gilzenberg died from cancer on November 15, 1978, in a hospital in South Miami, Florida. He was 77.
A few weeks after his death on December 2, Gilzenberg was inducted by the Veterans Boxing Social Club in Belleville, New Jersey.
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Who was Willie Gilzenberg?
American businessperson (1901 – 1978)
When was Willie Gilzenberg born?
Willie Gilzenberg was born in 1901 in Newark.
When did Willie Gilzenberg die?
Willie Gilzenberg died in 1978 in South Miami.
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Willie Gilzenberg was a sports promoter, publicist, combat sports matchmaker and boxing manager.
What nationality was Willie Gilzenberg?
Willie Gilzenberg was American.
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