Betty Jo Hawkins | |
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Birth name | Elizabeth J. Floyd |
Born | Boyd, Kentucky, US | October 22, 1930
Died | December 4, 1987 | (aged 57)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Betty Jo Hawkins Betty Hawkins |
Trained by | Ella Waldek |
Debut | 1948 |
Retired | 1959 |
Elizabeth "Bettie" J. Floyd (October 22, 1930 – December 4, 1987), better known by her ring name Betty Jo Hawkins , was an American female professional wrestler.
As a child Floyd suffered from rheumatoid arthritis which caused her pain in her joints. It was misdiagnosed as polio. [1] Hawkins began her wrestling debut in 1948 and trained by Ella Waldek. She won the NWA Florida Women's Championship in 1952 where she became a three-time champion. [2] She later worked in Calgary for Stampede Wrestling and other territories. Hawkins retired from wrestling in 1959 after the arthritis came back.
Hawkins was married to female professional wrestler Brute Bernard. Bernard died in 1984 of a self-inflicted gunshot; it was not determined if his death was a suicide or an accident. [3] One story states that Bernard was playing Russian roulette. [4] [5]
Hawkins passed away from a heart attack on December 4, 1987. She was 57.
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Betty Jo Hawkins | |
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Birth name | Elizabeth J. Floyd |
Born | Boyd, Kentucky, US | October 22, 1930
Died | December 4, 1987 | (aged 57)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Betty Jo Hawkins Betty Hawkins |
Trained by | Ella Waldek |
Debut | 1948 |
Retired | 1959 |
Elizabeth "Bettie" J. Floyd (October 22, 1930 – December 4, 1987), better known by her ring name Betty Jo Hawkins , was an American female professional wrestler.
As a child Floyd suffered from rheumatoid arthritis which caused her pain in her joints. It was misdiagnosed as polio. [1] Hawkins began her wrestling debut in 1948 and trained by Ella Waldek. She won the NWA Florida Women's Championship in 1952 where she became a three-time champion. [2] She later worked in Calgary for Stampede Wrestling and other territories. Hawkins retired from wrestling in 1959 after the arthritis came back.
Hawkins was married to female professional wrestler Brute Bernard. Bernard died in 1984 of a self-inflicted gunshot; it was not determined if his death was a suicide or an accident. [3] One story states that Bernard was playing Russian roulette. [4] [5]
Hawkins passed away from a heart attack on December 4, 1987. She was 57.
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