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Abe Jacobs (Read 1666 times)
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Jan 29th, 2007, 5:43pm  
can anyone fill me in on his career, know he was a bit of a star in his day, he had that crazy rolling finsher, want to call it the Kiwi roll or something like that, in my era he worked mostly on the openers in the scientific type bouts, guy could really wrestle
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #1 - Jan 30th, 2007, 9:49am  
I first saw Abe in the early sixties on th JCP tv shows.Abe was an excellent
technical wrestler,very fast and agile. His finisher was the "Kiwi roll". He  
wrestled Lou Thesz,Gene Kiniski and Dory Funk Jr. for the NWA World Title
in the sixties.
 
Abe Jacobs also did a lot of tag team work in JCP. A couple of my favorite
partners for him in the 1964-65 timeframe were Emil Dupre and Dale Lewis.
 
Abe Jacobs appeared to always be in tip top physical condition. He never
seemed to change. One of the good guys.
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Reply #2 - Jan 30th, 2007, 4:50pm  
The master of the Kiwi Leg Roll.
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #3 - Jan 30th, 2007, 6:05pm  
And he had the worst suntan I ever saw.
His leggs were always white!
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #4 - Jan 30th, 2007, 9:04pm  
He was my all time favorite when I used to live in Charlotte.  Besides the Kiwi roll, he had one of the cleanest  and strongest Drop Kicks used at that time, in my opinion.  And he always seemed to be a very humble and friendly star.
 
I have wanted to send a Fan letter to him since I still see him listed on many Web Sites.  Does anyone know where or how to get a Fan letter to someone like him?
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #5 - Jan 31st, 2007, 9:23am  
I believe Abe still lives in Charlotte. Greg may know how to reach him.
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Reply #6 - Jan 31st, 2007, 9:55am  
Indeed, Abe Jacobs is still in Charlotte. Last time I spoke with him was last fall and he seems to be doing well. Always a super person and a guy I have a tremendous amount of respect for.
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #7 - Jan 31st, 2007, 4:49pm  
saw some of the clips on CWH' site, is there an older pic on there somewhere? or could someone post one , thanks  
 
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #8 - Jan 31st, 2007, 6:12pm  
Yes sir AC. I posted a photo of Abe in the Photo Gallery section here this
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #9 - Feb 1st, 2007, 11:02am  
Here is one from my Crockett program that was produced in early 1965.
The photo may have been taken much earlier than that though.
 
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #10 - Feb 1st, 2007, 11:30am  
wow, you go abe...the abe i knew never looked like this which it was probably in around 1970 or so when i first saw him, but i assume he was passed his prime by then , i don't recall ever seeing him win a match live or on tv, although i'm sure he did, i just can't recall it at the moment,thanks for the memories!- martin lee
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #11 - Feb 1st, 2007, 5:09pm  
thank you !  working on a few pics for the site of him working MLW TV
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #12 - Feb 2nd, 2007, 7:21pm  
A 1971 main event for Abe Jacobs in Burlington,NC. This match got a pretty
good buildup on tv.
 
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #13 - Mar 23rd, 2007, 12:48pm  
When did Abe Jacobs wrestle his last match for Jim Crockett Promotions?
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #14 - Mar 23rd, 2007, 4:30pm  
Just off the top of my head I am going to say around 1983. Though it could
have been later. My memory could be way off on this.
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #15 - Mar 23rd, 2007, 4:37pm  
I think that his last MACW was in June 1983, in Columbia, SC, when he lost to Vinnie Valentino.
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Re: Abe Jacobs
Reply #16 - Mar 24th, 2007, 10:57am  
I guess it would be time to hang it up if you lost to Vinnie Valentino.
 
 
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