Cyganiewicz, Stanislaus (Stanley Zbyszko)
Wrestler. Born in Stanislawow, Poland; graduated from the University of Vienna, Austria. In 1909 came to U.S. and competed in 4,000 wrestling matches. From 1910 to 1925 world's champion. Was called "The grand old man of the wrestling game."

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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Zbyszko, Stanley - Considered among the top three wrestlers in the world. He was not just a muscle man - he was one of the most cultured sportsmen who ever lived. Zbyszko was a graduate of the University of Vienna, a lawyer, musician, philosopher, poet and master of 11 languages.
(Inducted into the Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1983)

From: National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame

Note: his birth year: 1881, death in 1967
World Wrestling Championships: Paris 1906; New York 1921, 1922

A film was made based on a newspaper interview given by Stanislaw Cyganiewicz called: "Aria dla atlety" [An Aria for an Athlete] in 1979 by Filip Bajon; actor: Krzysztof Majchrzak

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