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Earl McCready

Canadian professional and amateur wrestler

Born
15 June 1908, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Died
9 December 1983, Seattle
Citizenship
Canada
Sport
amateur wrestling, professional wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler, professional wrestler

Earl Gray McCready (June 15, 1908 – December 9, 1983) was a Canadian amateur and professional wrestler. McCready competed in the U.S. collegiately for Oklahoma A&M, where he was a three-time NCAA champion, the first wrestler ever to do so. As a freestyle wrestler, he competed for his native country of Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1930, he won a gold medal in the heavyweight class at the British Empire Games. He soon turned pro shortly after and became a three-time NWA British Empire Heavyweight Champion. McCready was nicknamed 'The Moose' during his wrestling career.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1928 Summer Olympics1928

Awards and honours

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q5326005 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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