Dick Hutton

Dick Hutton was an American professional wrestler. He won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Lou Thesz in Toronto on November 14, 1957. His reign lasted 421 days until Pat O'Connor defeated him in St. Louis on January 9, 1959.
==In wrestling==
*Signature moves
:*Abdominal stretch
==Championships and accomplishments==
===Amateur wrestling===
*National Collegiate Athletic Association
**NCAA Wrestling Championship (3 times) - in 1947, 1948, and 1950
**NCAA Hall Of Fame Inductee
*Oklahoma
**Oklahoma State University Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
**National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
*Olympic Games
**1948 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling - 5th place
===Professional wrestling===
*Cauliflower Alley Club
**Other honoree (1994)
*Maple Leaf Wrestling
**NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hard Boiled Haggerty
*NWA Western States Sports
**NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time) - with Dory Funk, Sr.
*Other titles
**Ohio Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
Category:NWA World Heavyweight Champions
Category:Former amateur wrestlers
Category:Former military
Category:Texas wrestlers
Category:1923 births
Category:2003 deaths
Category:1952 debuts
Category:1963 retirements
Category:Central States Wrestling alumni
Category:Maple Leaf Wrestling alumni
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:NWA Western States Sports alumni
Category:St. Louis Wrestling Club alumni
Category:Stampede Wrestling alumni
Category:Wrestlers who have died
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:American wrestlers
Category:Olympic athletes