Professional wrestler and body builder. He held the World's Wrestling Championship in his weight (125 pounds) in 1909. During the First World War he served as a YMCA physical instructor with the U.S. troops.
Brenton's strongman act and was featured in Robert Ripley's "Believe It, or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the "Ripley Show" at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-1934. During World War II he worked at the Washington Atomic Research Plant.
Brenton, Former World's
Champion Wrestler, Dies
Final rites for Max Brenton, 68-year-old former Pocahontas county i resident and former--holder of the
world's wrestling championship in the' 125-pound class, were held at Havelock last Friday. Burial was in the Havelock Cemetery with the Rev. G. L. Winn, Pocahontas Presbyterian
pastor, in charge. Thomas Max Brenton was born on Feb. 6, 1884, at Sac City where he grew to manhood. He was married to Grace Green of Havelock on Oct 30, 1907. He was stricken
with a heart ailment at Omaha, Neb., last Sunday and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital there.
Brenton, internationally famous as a professional wrestler and physical culturist, held the world's wrestling championship* in his weight in 1909. During World War
I, he served as a Y M.C.A. physical instructor with U. S. troops and later acted as instructor at the Rockford, 111., Athletic Club.
For the past 25 years, he has resided in Omaha, Neb., where be continued his physical culture work until the last few years. In World War II, he worked at the
Atomic research plant at Hanford, Wash.
Brenton, famed for his strongman act, was featured in Robert
Ripley's "Believe It or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the
Ripley show at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-34. He'made athletic appearances in every state in the union and has been pictured With wrestlers Frank Gotch,
Earl Caddock and Farmer • Burns and boxers James Corbett, John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson and Young Stribling.
His obituary in Pocahontas Record Democrat Newspaper
Brenton's strongman act and was featured in Robert Ripley's "Believe It, or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the "Ripley Show" at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-1934. During World War II he worked at the Washington Atomic Research Plant.
Brenton, Former World's
Champion Wrestler, Dies
Final rites for Max Brenton, 68-year-old former Pocahontas county i resident and former--holder of the
world's wrestling championship in the' 125-pound class, were held at Havelock last Friday. Burial was in the Havelock Cemetery with the Rev. G. L. Winn, Pocahontas Presbyterian
pastor, in charge. Thomas Max Brenton was born on Feb. 6, 1884, at Sac City where he grew to manhood. He was married to Grace Green of Havelock on Oct 30, 1907. He was stricken
with a heart ailment at Omaha, Neb., last Sunday and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital there.
Brenton, internationally famous as a professional wrestler and physical culturist, held the world's wrestling championship* in his weight in 1909. During World War
I, he served as a Y M.C.A. physical instructor with U. S. troops and later acted as instructor at the Rockford, 111., Athletic Club.
For the past 25 years, he has resided in Omaha, Neb., where be continued his physical culture work until the last few years. In World War II, he worked at the
Atomic research plant at Hanford, Wash.
Brenton, famed for his strongman act, was featured in Robert
Ripley's "Believe It or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the
Ripley show at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-34. He'made athletic appearances in every state in the union and has been pictured With wrestlers Frank Gotch,
Earl Caddock and Farmer • Burns and boxers James Corbett, John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson and Young Stribling.
His obituary in Pocahontas Record Democrat Newspaper
Professional wrestler and body builder. He held the World's Wrestling Championship in his weight (125 pounds) in 1909. During the First World War he served as a YMCA physical instructor with the U.S. troops.
Brenton's strongman act and was featured in Robert Ripley's "Believe It, or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the "Ripley Show" at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-1934. During World War II he worked at the Washington Atomic Research Plant.
Brenton, Former World's
Champion Wrestler, Dies
Final rites for Max Brenton, 68-year-old former Pocahontas county i resident and former--holder of the
world's wrestling championship in the' 125-pound class, were held at Havelock last Friday. Burial was in the Havelock Cemetery with the Rev. G. L. Winn, Pocahontas Presbyterian
pastor, in charge. Thomas Max Brenton was born on Feb. 6, 1884, at Sac City where he grew to manhood. He was married to Grace Green of Havelock on Oct 30, 1907. He was stricken
with a heart ailment at Omaha, Neb., last Sunday and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital there.
Brenton, internationally famous as a professional wrestler and physical culturist, held the world's wrestling championship* in his weight in 1909. During World War
I, he served as a Y M.C.A. physical instructor with U. S. troops and later acted as instructor at the Rockford, 111., Athletic Club.
For the past 25 years, he has resided in Omaha, Neb., where be continued his physical culture work until the last few years. In World War II, he worked at the
Atomic research plant at Hanford, Wash.
Brenton, famed for his strongman act, was featured in Robert
Ripley's "Believe It or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the
Ripley show at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-34. He'made athletic appearances in every state in the union and has been pictured With wrestlers Frank Gotch,
Earl Caddock and Farmer • Burns and boxers James Corbett, John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson and Young Stribling.
His obituary in Pocahontas Record Democrat Newspaper
Brenton's strongman act and was featured in Robert Ripley's "Believe It, or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the "Ripley Show" at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-1934. During World War II he worked at the Washington Atomic Research Plant.
Brenton, Former World's
Champion Wrestler, Dies
Final rites for Max Brenton, 68-year-old former Pocahontas county i resident and former--holder of the
world's wrestling championship in the' 125-pound class, were held at Havelock last Friday. Burial was in the Havelock Cemetery with the Rev. G. L. Winn, Pocahontas Presbyterian
pastor, in charge. Thomas Max Brenton was born on Feb. 6, 1884, at Sac City where he grew to manhood. He was married to Grace Green of Havelock on Oct 30, 1907. He was stricken
with a heart ailment at Omaha, Neb., last Sunday and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital there.
Brenton, internationally famous as a professional wrestler and physical culturist, held the world's wrestling championship* in his weight in 1909. During World War
I, he served as a Y M.C.A. physical instructor with U. S. troops and later acted as instructor at the Rockford, 111., Athletic Club.
For the past 25 years, he has resided in Omaha, Neb., where be continued his physical culture work until the last few years. In World War II, he worked at the
Atomic research plant at Hanford, Wash.
Brenton, famed for his strongman act, was featured in Robert
Ripley's "Believe It or Not" in 1931 and was a member of the
Ripley show at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-34. He'made athletic appearances in every state in the union and has been pictured With wrestlers Frank Gotch,
Earl Caddock and Farmer • Burns and boxers James Corbett, John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson and Young Stribling.
His obituary in Pocahontas Record Democrat Newspaper
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