Happy Birthday Sam Muchnick
Posted by flairwhoooooo on August 22, 2013
St. Louis Birthday of the Day, August 22:
“Wrestling at the Chase” promoter Sam Muchnick
Born August 22, 1905
Died December 30, 1998
Sam Muchnick was born to a Ukranian Jewish family, and at age six came with them to the United States. He grew up in St. Louis, working various jobs before landing a position covering St. Louis Cardinals baseball games with the sports staff of the St. Louis Times newspaper. He took a job with his friend Tom Packs helping to promote professional wrestling events, eventually striking out on his own as a professional wrestling promoter. In 1948, Muchnick helped found the National Wrestling Alliance, becoming its president two years later. In the late 1950s, Sam Muchnick formed the St. Louis Wrestling Club while producing a new television program titled Wrestling at the Chase on KPLR-TV, which ran from May 23, 1959 to September 10, 1983. There were approximately 1,100 episodes made during that time span. The show would become one of the most popular local productions in St. Louis television history as it turned pro wrestling into a nationally popular entertainment while bringing the many stars of the NWA into the homes of its fans. The St. Louis circuit would groom stars like Johnny Valentine, Gene Kiniski, Harley Race, and Ric Flair.
A young Sam Muchnick, from the St. Louis Central High School
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Margaret463 said
Good job