Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Championship
American Pacific Northwest wrestling championship
The Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest from the 1920s to the mid-1950s.[1]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
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Milton Harnden
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1
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February 14, 1917
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Bellingham, WA
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Defeats Owen Dailey
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Paul Poulos
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1
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February 11, 1922
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Ukiah, Ca
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Defeats Adolph Borgstrom
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Ted Thye
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1
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Circa 1924
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Billy Meeske
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1
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January 15, 1926
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Portland, OR
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Defeats Mike Yokel
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Billy Edwards
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1
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February 18, 1926
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Portland, OR
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Fred Bruno
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1
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April 16, 1934
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Portland, OR
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Defeats George Dussette
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Jack Lipscomb
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1
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December 10, 1936
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Eugene, OR
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Defeats Walter Achieu
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George Wagner
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1
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May 19, 1938
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Eugene, OR
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Defeats Pat O'Dowdy.
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Bulldog Jackson
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1
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February 16, 1939
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Eugene, OR
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Eddie Roberts
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1
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1939
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Bulldog Jackson
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2
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July 27, 1939
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Eugene, OR
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Ernie Piluso
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1
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39
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Pete Belcastro
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1
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January 1, 1940
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Eugene, OR
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Prince Ilaki
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1
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February 29, 1940
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Eugene, OR
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Herb Parks
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1
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May 9, 1940
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Eugene, OR
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Billy McEuin
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1
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June 12, 1941
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Eugene, OR
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Jack Kiser
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1
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1941
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George Wagner
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2
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August 4, 1941
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Eugene, OR
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Jack Lipscomb
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2
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April 30, 1942
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Eugene, OR
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Defeats Milt Olsen
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Milt Olsen
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1
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May 21, 1942
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Eugene, OR
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Jack Lipscomb
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3
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About 1943
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George Wagner
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3
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May 10, 1943
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Tony Ross
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1
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July 10, 1943
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Eugene, OR
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George Wagner
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4
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November 1, 1943
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Eugene, OR
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Tonn Ross
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2
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November 30, 1943
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Eugene, OR
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Jack Kiser
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2
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August 22, 1944
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Salem, OR
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Defeats Paavo Ketonnen
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Paavo Ketonnen
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1
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July 28, 1945
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Eugene, OR
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Jack Lipscomb
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4
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July 30, 1945
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Portland, OR
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Defeats George Dussette
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Joe Lynam
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1
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December 10, 1945
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Portland, OR
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Jack Lipscomb
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5
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January 1946
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Joe Lynam
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2
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January 21, 1946
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Portland, OR
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Paavo Ketonnen
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2
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Before May 1946
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Al Szasz
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1
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May 6, 1946
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Portland, OR
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[2]
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Paavo Ketonnen
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3
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1946
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Billy Goelz
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1
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The Gray Mask
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1
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February 3, 1947
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Eugene, OR
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Billy Hickson
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1
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1947
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Gypsy Joe Dorsetti
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1
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January 20, 1948
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Eugene, OR
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Gordon Hessel
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1
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March 23, 1948
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Eugene, OR
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Tex Hager
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1
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1948
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Jack O'Reilly
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1
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January 15, 1949
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Ben Sherman
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1
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March 5, 1949
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Eugene, OR
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Buck Weaver
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1
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March 26, 1949
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Jack O'Reilly
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2
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January 1, 1950
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Portland, OR
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Eddie Williams
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1
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June 16, 1950
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Portland, OR
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Fred Mitchell
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1
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Andy Tremaine
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1
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1952
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Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox)
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1
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1952
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Roger Mackay
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1
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Frank Stojack
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1
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1953
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Danny McShain
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1
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Frank Stojack
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2
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Recognition withdrawn in Portland
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Carl Engstrom
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1
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54
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Buddy Knox
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2
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March 24, 1954
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Frank Stojack
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3
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Jack Kiser
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3
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before October 1954
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