Jack Pye Doncaster Wrestler Wrestling Old WW2 Hand Signed Photo

PFAS195  A vintage WW2 dated 5.5" x 3.5" hand signed photo for professional 1930s wrestler Jack Pye who has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rest perfectly accompanying his portrait - Some aging causing milder darkening on reverse but the main photo has no darkening .. but does have some age fading fairly mild but evident as scan will show - There is corner fraying and  small lower right corner place region to allow (see scan) otherwise great condition - overall vg minus graded condition - this has such character with the signing dated 1939 obtained at Doncaster and Jack Pye was one of the leading wrestlers of his era who had made a British Heavyweight Championship title bid in 1933 (see below). It is a very scarce signing to reverse and being wartime surely one of the best opportunities of its kind.

Jack Pye, also known as Dirty Jack Pye, Filthy Jack Pye and The Doncaster Panther, (July 9, 1903 December 8, 1985) was an English professional wrestler and actor from Doncaster, England. He was born John Pye on 9 July 1903 in Hindley near Wigan. In 1933, Pye came close to beating Atholl Oakeley for the British Heavyweight Championship. Other members of the Pye family who became wrestlers include brothers Harry Pye (who became a middle weight boxer), Tommy Pye (who became the light-heavy-weight wrestling champion of Great Britain), and Frank "Bully Pye" (the lightweight champion of Great Britain).[1] Jack Pye's son, Dominic Pye was another family member to take up wrestling. Dominic had a tag partner called Casey Pye whose real name was Harry Bennett. They both appeared in the 1967 film 'Cuckoo Patrol' starring Freddie and the Dreamers. Dominic Pye went on to train several professionalwrestlers, such as "Mad" Jock Cameron, who became well known on the British circuit in the 1960s. Jack Pye was presented with a Gold Jaeger-LeCoultre wrist watch as a retirement present in January 1964, the watch was presented by the Blackpool Tower Company Limited and Bill Best