Katie Glass (born June 1, 1944) is a retired

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, better known by her

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"Diamond Lil".

Professional wrestling career

Glass was trained by

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at her wrestling school in South Carolina. She first appeared at Moolah's door in 1961 at the age of seventeen, wanting to be trained as a professional wrestler. Moolah would not accept Glass until her mother signed a

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. Due to Moolah's love of diamonds and Glass's small stature, she was given the ring name ''Diamond Lil''. Throughout the 1960s, Glass frequently wrestled against fellow female midget wrestler Darling Dagmar. Glass teamed with

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during a match in June 1971, which they lost to Dagmar and

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. In the late 1970s, she had several matches against female midget star Princess Little Dove. Glass eventually retired as a professional wrestler due to a scarcity of midget opponents on the independent circuit.

Personal life

Glass moved in with Moolah at age of 17.Ellison, Lillian. ''First Goddess of the Squared Circle'', p.8–9. She lived with Moolah for over 40 years (and with

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beginning in 1991), until Moolah died. Moolah and Glass had a mother–daughter relationship. Glass even referred to Moolah as "Ma". In 1999, Moolah introduced Glass as "my damned midget" on ''

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Championships and accomplishments

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glass, Katie 1944 births American female professional wrestlers Living people Midget professional wrestlers Place of birth missing (living people) Professional wrestlers from South Carolina 21st-century American women