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Gladys Helen Nevins (February 26, 1926 – March 4, 1984), better known by her ring name Helen Hild, was an American female professional wrestler and model. She wrestled for extended periods of time for various wrestling promotions: All-Star Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Central States Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship ...
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Gladys Helen Nevins (February 26, 1926 – March 4, 1984), better known by her ring name Helen Hild, was an American female professional wrestler and model. In her career, Nevins wrestled for extended periods of time for various wrestling promotions: All-Star Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Central States Wrestling...
Nevins was born in Omaha, Nebraska and had a brother named Marv who played football for University of Nebraska Omaha.
Hild wrestled through the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. One of the top female wrestling stars in the U.S. during the 1940s and 50s, she challenged Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship several times between 1948 and 1951. Hild was often a rival to The Fabulous Moolah. Their encounter in Seattle, Washington on August 9, 1957, was the first ...
Nevins gave birth to a son named Theodore Marvin, later known as wrestler Ted DiBiase, in 1954, fathered by Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer. She later married fellow wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase, who adopted Theodore. After Mike's death during a 1969 wrestling match, she became depressed and began to abuse alcohol.
••PWI ranked her # 37 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in PWI's The Women of Wrestling in 1996.
•PWI ranked her # 38 of the best 100 female singles wrestlers in PWI's 100 Hottest Women of Wrestling in 2002.
Grand Isle, Nebraska, USA. Day of death: 04.03.1984 (at the age of 58) Cause of death: Lungenentzündung. Gender: female. Height: 5' 6" (167 cm)
Helen Hild was the ex wife of Al Galento, the grandmother of Brett DiBiase, the wife of Mike DiBiase, the grandmother of Mike DiBiase Jr., the mother of Ted DiBiase and the grandmother of Ted DiBiase Jr. Matches Fought. Statistics and information about the 425 matches fought by Helen Hild in our events database.
Internet Wrestling Database. Helen Hild Also known as Helen Hilde, Betty Hild, Gladys Hild, Gladys Wills
After Mike's death during a 1969 wrestling match, she became depressed.Billed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Billed weight128 lb (58 kg)Debut1946Retired1971∼Her real name was Gladys Helen Nevins Wills (born Grand Island, Nebraska, 1928-Atlanta, Georgia 1984) was an American female professional wrestler and model. Better known by her ring name Helen ...
Helen Hild fell into depression and alcoholism after Mike DiBiase’s death, and Ted moved to Arizona to live with his grandparents.. May 27, 1948 – Wrestling in Cleveland: Helen Hilde & Violet Viann defeated Dot Dotson & Mae Young. December 8, 1948 – Wrestling in Cleveland: Helen Hilde & Theresa Theis defeated Ada Ash & June Byers.
