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Dick Trout

Nickname: Sailor

From: Carbondale, IL

Aliases: Sailor Trout, William Trout, Dick Shannon, Hugh Shannon, Nick Trout

Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), Atlantic Athletic Club (CT/MA), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Eastern Sports Enterprises (NJ/NY), El Paso Wrestling Association (NM/TX), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Gulf Coast Wrestling (AL), Hollywood Booking Office (CA), International Wrestling (Canada), Jack Pfefer Promotions (CA), Los Angeles Booking Office (CA), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (MD/NJ/NY/DC), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN/WI/Canada), NWA Hollywood (CA), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions, Inc. (IA), San Francisco (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Terminal Athletic Club (OH), Upstate Athletic Club (NY), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Career Highlights: -NWA (Amarillo) Southwest Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA Southwestern Tag Team Champion (w/ Toots Estes)
-NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion (2x)

Other Facts: -Real name was William Robert Trout
-Owned two restaurants in Tulsa after retiring from wrestling. "Sailor Dick Trout's Petroleum Inn" opened in 1954 and "Dick Trout's Steak House" opened in 1956.
-Passed away on February 3, 1964 and is buried at Duffield Memorial Cemetery in Jay, OK