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| Birth name | Samuel K. Mokuahi[1] |
| Born | May 4, 1934 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States[2] |
| Died | May 2, 2006 (aged 71)[1][2] Honolulu, Hawaii, United States[1] |
| Cause of death | Complications from Alzheimer's disease[1][2] |
| Spouse(s) | Sheryll Mokuahi[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sam Steamboat Sammy Steamboat |
| Trained by | Lord James Blears[1] Lou Thesz[1] |
| Debut | 1958 |
| Retired | 1970s[1] |
Samuel K. Mokuahi (May 4, 1934 to May 2, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sam "Sammy" Steamboat.[3][1][2]
Early life
Mokuahi grew up in Honolulu, attending President Theodore Roosevelt High School, where he played multiple different sports.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Mokuahi was trained to wrestle by Lord James Blears and Lou Thesz. He debuted in 1958, adopting the ring name "Sam Steamboat", the English translation of his birth name.[1]
Steamboat worked in the midcard in Toronto in the early 1960s
In the early 1960s, Steamboat competed for the Los Angeles, California-based promotion Worldwide Wrestling Associates. in 1960, he won the WWA International Television Tag Team Championship with Dick Hutton.
He went on to compete in the Atlanta, Georgia-based Georgia Championship Wrestling, where he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) with Eddie Graham in 1964, and the North Carolina-based Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, where he held the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) with Graham in 1965.[4]
In the mid-1960s, Steamboat began wrestling for Championship Wrestling from Florida, where he reformed his alliance with Eddie Graham. Steamboat won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) on five occasions between 1964 and 1967, as well as the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) on two occasions in 1965 and the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship in 1969.[4]
Steamboat returned to Hawaii in the early 1970s, retiring later that decade.[1]
Personal life
Mokuahi was married to Sheryll, with whom he had seven children.[1]
Mokuhai was an avid surfer and canoist.[1]
Fellow professional wrestler Ricky Steamboat took his ring name from Mokuahi due to their resemblance and was briefly billed as his son or nephew. However, the two men were unrelated.[1][5][6][7]
Death
Mokuahi died in Hawaii from complications from Alzheimer's disease on May 2, 2006.[3][1]
Championships and accomplishments
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ciclon Negro
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (5 times) – with Eddie Graham (3), Ron Etchison (1), and Jose Lothario (1)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Eddie Graham1
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times) – with Eddie Graham
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Eddie Graham
- NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Bill Varga (1), Bearcat Wright (1), Peter Maivia (2), and Billy White Wolf (1)
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (4 times)
1Steamboat and Graham won this championship by winning a tournament held on a card promoted in the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Oliver, Greg (May 4, 2006). "Sam Steamboat was a Hawaiian legend". Canoe.ca. Quebecor Media. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Luis, Cindy (May 19, 2006). "Wrestler Sammy Steamboat promoted paddling". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 20. 2007 Edition.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Dave Meltzer; Bret Hart (January 2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-1-58261-817-3.
- ^ Ed Symkus; Vinnie Carolan (2004). Wrestle Radio U. S. A.: Grapplers Speak. ECW Press. pp. 164–. ISBN 978-1-55022-646-1.
- ^ R. D. Reynolds (2007). The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!. ECW Press. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-1-55490-287-3.