Alfred Pereira (August 8, 1906 to January 15, 1990) was an American professional wrestler, known as Al "Power House" Pereira. He held the

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twice.

Early life

Pereira was born in

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, the son of Portuguese immigrants.

Professional wrestling career

Pereira won the

in July 1937 in Paris, France, defeating

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. He later lost the title to

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, later reclaimed it and then lost it again to Koloff.

Personal life and death

Pereira later opened "Al Pereira's Inn" in

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, Hawaii. In 1933–36, Pereira was living at 144 N27th St, San Jose, California. In 1935 or 1936, Pereira married Nellie (born 1902/03), and they had a son, Alfred D Pereira Jr. In 1937 Alf and Nellie Pereira were living in Oakland, California. In later life, Pereira lived in

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. On January 15, 1990, Pereira died in

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Championships and accomplishments

(2 times) *World Heavyweight Championship (European version) (1 time)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Al 1906 births 1990 deaths American male professional wrestlers American male sport wrestlers American people of Portuguese descent People from Half Moon Bay, California Professional wrestlers from California Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area