1951 Rudy + Emil Dusek Wrestling Riot Brothers Ringside Topps Card #9

Description: This 1951 Rudy + Emil Dusek Wrestling Riot Brothers Ringside Topps Card #9 is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. The Dusek family is a professional wrestling family. The Dusek Family real surname is Hason. The Dusek family started with four brothers Ernie, Emil, Joe, and Rudy Dusek. The other two members are Wally and Frank Dusek. Both men are not Dusek by blood their last names are Santen. Wally is the father of Frank. The Dusek brothers were often known as The Dusek Riot Squad. The Dusek brothers were well known in the Omaha, Nebraska territory. The Dusek family also wrestled and did very well in the New York territory. When Ernie Dusek got injured in a car accident he was replaced by Wally Dusek who was introduced as a cousin. The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie) were inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.In 2018, Joe Dusek was inducted into the Nebraska Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 2021, Ernie, Emil and Rudy joined their brother as members of the Nebraska Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. Emil Dusek was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 31, 1905. Emil wrestled with his brothers Rudy and Ernie in the New York territory during 1934 to 1940. Emil wrestled legends Danno O'Mahony and Ed Lewis and would go on to lose to both men. He won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship Mid-Atlantic version two times with his brother Ernie. He would also go on to win the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship with his brother Ernie in Toronto against Tiny Mills and Al Mills. Emil died on July 09, 1986. Rudy Dusek was born on January 25, 1901, in Omaha, Nebraska. Rudy wrestled with his brothers Emil and Ernie in the New York territory during 1933 to 1940. Rudy wrestled for the NYSAC Heavyweight Title against Jim Browning. Rudy wrestled George Zaharias to a curfew draw at St. Nicholas Arena. Rudy wrestled for over an hour with Karol Zbyszko to a draw. Rudy has faced many legendary wrestlers in his day such as Jim Londos, Steve Casey, George Zaharias, Ed Lewis, and Sandor Szabo. He was defeated by the Bulgarian Dan Koloff in 1919. Rudy died on October 27, 1971. The 1951 Topps Ringside set, commemorating boxers and wrestlers, consists of 96 pieces issued in two separate series. Each card measures 2-1/16" by 2-15/16", with some of the pieces issued in pairs with a perforation. Henry Armstrong (#2), Jake LaMotta (#3), Jersey Joe Walcott (#6), The Dusek Brothers (#9), Max Baer (#11), James J. Braddock (#24), Rocky Marciano (#32), Ray Robinson (#43), Jess Willard (#51), Jim Jeffries (#54), James J. Corbett (#59), John L. Sullivan (#69), Joe Louis (#88), Gene Tunney (#95) and Ezzard Charles (#96) anchor the set. The second series of cards (#s 49-96) are somewhat more difficult to obtain than the first series, with Bob Murphy (#49) a short print and considered the scarcest 1951 Topps Ringside card. Other short prints include Bob Fitzsimmons (#55), Pete Mead (#61) and Carlos Chavez (#89).

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