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Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada
**287 recorded matches as of December 6, 2004
Jack Forsgren
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JACK FORSGREN
(1930 -1947)
Jack Forsgren was a Vancouver fireman who rose to fame in the 1930s as one of the leading heavyweight wrestlers in the Pacific Coast. Forsgren was the first recognized Canadian Heavyweight champion on the Pacific Coast. During his career he opposed the likes of Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Earl McCready, Paul Boesch and other top stars of his era and even holds a victory over Jack Taylor, who is more commonly recognized as the Canadian champion during that time period
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1930
| 02/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bill Thornton |
| 03/13 | Vancouver, BC | beat Tiger Smith |
| 03/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ernie Bickerton |
| 05/08 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ernie Day |
| 05/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack McCarthy |
| 06/05 | Vancouver, BC | beat Farmer Vance |
| 06/12 | Vancouver, BC | beat Walter Wade |
| 06/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Young Kruse |
| 07/22 | Vancouver, BC | drew Abe Coleman |
| 09/13 | Victoria, BC | drew George "Rocky" Brooks |
| 09/25 | Vancouver, BC | lost to John Freberg |
| 11/13 | Vancouver, BC | lost to John Evko |
| 11/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat Kay Olson |
| 01/08 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Reed |
| 01/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack O'Brien |
| 01/24 | Victoria, BC | drew Rocky Brooks |
| 02/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat August Sepp |
| 03/05 | Vancouver, BC | beat Moose Norbeck |
| 03/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Baram Singh |
| 04/16 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ernie Bickerton |
| 04/30 | Vancouver, BC | beat Rocky Brooks |
| 05/14 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bonnie Muir |
| 10/16 | Nanaimo, BC | drew Rocky Brooks |
| 12/10 | Vancouver, BC | drew Charlie Manno |
| 12/17 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ernie Bickerton |
| 01/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hal Rumberg |
| 02/12 | Salt Lake City, UT | lost to Ira Dern |
| 02/19 | Salt Lake City, UT | lost to Ira Dern |
| 05/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Tommy Thompson |
| 06/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Joe Stocco |
| 07/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Joe Kopach |
| 07/14 | Vancouver, BC | beat Dal Ritchens |
| 07/21 | Vancouver, BC | drew John Grandovich |
| 07/28 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Bob Kruse |
| 08/04 | Vancouver, BC | beat Lou Papiano |
| 08/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hal Rumberg |
| 08/25 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ed Don George |
| 09/02 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Fraser |
| 09/05 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ken North
*Wins tournament to become Canadian Heavyweight champion. |
| 09/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ernie Bickerton |
| 09/19 | Seattle, WA | beat Hal Rumberg |
| 09/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Thye |
| 09/26 | Seattle, WA | beat Nick Valkoff |
| 10/06 | Vancouver, BC | beat Whiskers Blake |
| 10/20 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hal Rumberg |
| 10/21 | Victoria, BC | beat Ronald Blake |
| 10/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat John Freberg |
| 11/03 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hardy Kruskamp |
| 11/04 | Victoria, BC | drew Al Periera |
| 11/10 | Vancouver, BC | no contest vs. Ted Thye |
| 11/17 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Thye |
| 12/05 | Bellingham, WA | beat Chris Peterson |
| 12/08 | Vancouver, BC | drew Casey Kazanjian |
| 12/22 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Pat Reilly |
| 01/02 | Seattle, WA | beat Al Periera |
| 01/05 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bob Kruse |
| 01/12 | Vancouver, BC | beat Joe Cross |
| 01/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Pat Reilly |
| 02/03 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Taylor |
| 03/02 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Thye |
| 03/16 | Vancouver, BC | drew Nors Jerlstrom |
| 03/30 | Vancouver, BC | drew Joe Oraweicz |
| 04/06 | Vancouver, BC | drew Nors Jerlstrom |
| 04/21 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ed "Strangler" Lewis |
| 05/18 | Vancouver, BC | drew Wong Bock Cheung |
| 05/19 | Vancouver, BC | vs. Ken North |
| 05/24 | Bellingham, WA | beat Jack Hurley |
| 05/26 | Tacoma, WA | lost to Jim Browning |
| 05/31 | Bellingham, WA | beat Bob Stone |
| 06/02 | Seattle, WA | lost to Richard Stahl |
| 06/06 | New Westminster, BC | beat Ernie Bickerton |
| 06/08 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Wong Bock Cheung |
| 06/22 | Vancouver, BC | drew Walter Podolak |
| 07/13 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Wong Bock Cheung |
| 08/03 | Vancouver, BC | vs. George Nelson |
| 08/24 | Vancouver, BC | beat Howard Cantonwine by DQ |
| 09/28 | Vancouver, BC | beat Roy Frisby |
| 10/05 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Howard Cantonwine |
| 10/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Billy Edwards |
| 10/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Billy Edwards |
| 11/16 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ira Dern |
| 11/22 | Portland, OR | beat Howard Cantonwine |
| 11/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Cyclone Burns |
| 11/30 | Vancouver, BC | drew Bob Kruse |
| 12/06 | Portland, OR | beat Pat Riley |
| 12/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ira Dern |
| 12/13 | Portland, OR | lost to Bob Kruse |
| 12/21 | Vancouver, BC | beat "Rough House" Pat Reilly (Boxer) |
| 12/22 | Everett, WA | beat Floyd Jones |
| 12/28 | Vancouver, BC | drew Charlie Hansen |
| 01/04 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ted Thye |
| 01/10 | Seattle, WA | beat Cyclone Burns |
| 01/11 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ted Thye |
| 01/17 | Portland, OR | beat Ted "King Kong" Cox |
| 01/24 | Portland, OR | lost to Bob Kruse by DQ |
| 01/25 | Vancouver, BC | drew Marvin Westenberg |
| 02/01 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ted Thye |
| 03/01 | Vancouver, BC | beat Howard Cantonwine by CO |
| 03/08 | Vancouver, BC | drew Marvin Westenberg |
| 03/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bob Kruse |
| 04/03 | Spokane, WA | beat Bob Kruse |
| 04/05 | Vancouver, BC | drew Marvin Westenberg |
| 04/19 | Vancouver, BC | drew Howard Cantonwine |
| 05/03 | Vancouver, BC | beat Charlie Hansen |
| 05/10 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Jack League |
| 05/17 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Jack League |
| 06/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Thye |
| 07/05 | Vancouver, BC | drew Rube Wright |
| 07/11 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Gus Sonnenberg |
| 07/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Cox by DQ |
| 07/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ivan Managoff |
| 08/02 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ray Steele |
| 10/11 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Cox |
| 10/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bonnie Muir |
| 10/25 | Vancouver, BC | beat Dick Daviscourt |
| 11/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ted Thye |
| 11/22 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Hal Rumberg |
| 11/29 | Vancouver, BC | drew Paul Boesch |
| 12/13 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Earl McCready |
| 12/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Hal Rumberg |
| 12/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat Luigi Bacigalupi |
| 01/03 | Vancouver, BC | beat Luigi Bacigalupi |
| 01/10 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jagat Singh |
| 01/31 | Vancouver, BC | drew Casey Kazanjian |
| 02/08 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Jagat Singh by DQ |
| 02/15 | Seattle, WA | drew Earl McCready |
| 03/19 | Spokane, WA | drew Earl McCready |
| 03/21 | Vancouver, BC | drew Glenn Wade |
| 03/28 | Vancouver, BC | drew Casey Kazanjian |
| 04/12 | Calgary, AB | beat Jack Washburn |
| 04/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Benny Ginsberg by DQ |
| 04/24 | Bellingham, WA | drew Black Secret |
| 04/25 | Vancouver, BC | drew Ted Cox |
| 05/09 | Vancouver, BC | beat Angelo Cistoldi |
| 05/11 | Victoria, BC | lost to Joe Savoldi |
| 05/16 | Vancouver, BC | drew Casey Kazanjian |
| 05/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Smith |
| 05/25 | Victoria, BC | drew Jagat Singh |
| 05/30 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Frank Speer by CO |
| 06/08 | Victoria, BC | beat Jack Washburn |
| 06/13 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Howard Cantonwine |
| 06/20 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Howard Cantonwine |
| 06/27 | Vancouver, BC | w/. Jules Strongbow, lost to Man Mountain Dean
*Handi-cap match |
| 07/04 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Hans Steinke |
| 09/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Brother Jonathan |
| 10/03 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hans Schroeder |
| 10/10 | Vancouver, BC | drew Paul Boesch |
| 10/17 | Vancouver, BC | beat Brother Jonathan |
| 10/19 | Victoria, BC | beat Jack Londos |
| 10/24 | Vancouver, BC | beat Andre Adoree |
| 10/25 | Victoria, BC | beat Brother Jonathan |
| 10/31 | Vancouver, BC | drew Rebel Russell |
| 11/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Babe Zaharias |
| 11/15 | Calgary, AB | beat Brother Jonathan |
| 11/20 | Bellingham, WA | double CO vs. Ted Cox
*broken up by police |
| 11/21 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ivan Managoff |
| 11/26 | Spokane, WA | beat Ted Cox by DQ |
| 11/29 | Calgary, AB | beat Brother Jonathan by DQ |
| 11/29 | Calgary, AB | drew Sam Leathers |
| 12/06 | Calgary, AB | beat Ted Cox by DQ |
| 12/20 | Calgary, AB | beat Abe Coleman |
| 12/23 | Sedro Wooley, WA | Forsgren is involved in a car crash on route to a show in Tacoma, Washington. Misses the show and has to spend Christmas in the hospital with a fractured nose, cuts, and leg injuries. |
| 01/23 | Vancouver, BC | drew Sam Leathers |
| 01/30 | Vancouver, BC | beat Sam Leathers |
| 02/07 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Sandor Szabo |
| 02/13 | Vancouver, BC | beat Mike Strelich |
| 02/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Paul Boesch |
| 02/21 | New Westminster, BC | beat Sam Leathers |
| 02/27 | Vancouver, BC | drew Paul Boesch |
| 03/05 | Vancouver, BC | beat John Freberg |
| 03/07 | Victoria, BC | drew Willie Davis |
| 03/13 | Calgary, AB | drew King Elliot |
| 03/18 | Walla Walla, WA | lost to Mayes McLain |
| 03/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ed "Strangler" Lewis |
| 05/18 | Wellington, New Zealand | lost to Earl McCready |
| 06/06 | Dunedin, New Zealand | lost to Earl McCready |
| 07/04 | Adelaide, Australia | beat Johnny Woods |
| 07/11 | Adelaide, Australia | beat Glenn Wade |
| 08/13 | Palmerston North, NZ | lost to Earl McCready |
| 09/19 | Victoria, BC | beat Lou Papiano |
| 09/24 | Vancouver, BC | drew Pat Fraley |
| 09/26 | Victoria, BC | lost to Jules Strongbow by DQ |
| 10/01 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Hans Steinke by DQ |
| 10/08 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Pat Fraley by DQ |
| 10/16 | Calgary, AB | beat Sam Leathers |
| 10/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Leo Numa |
| 11/05 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Red Shadow (Leo Numa) |
| 11/12 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jules Strongbow |
| 11/13 | Seattle, WA | beat Les Grimes |
| 11/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Leo Numa |
| 11/20 | Seattle, WA | beat Bob Hanson |
| 11/27 | Calgary, AB | beat Jack Taylor |
| 12/04 | Vancouver, BC | drew Rebel Russell |
| 12/14 | Vancouver, BC | vs. Ken North |
| 02/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bull Martin |
| 02/25 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hal Rumberg |
| 03/04 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Rudy LaDitzi |
| 03/11 | Vancouver, BC | drew Paul Boesch |
| 07/05 | Sydney, Australia | beat Danny Dusek |
| 07/06 | Newcastle, Australia | beat Rusty Westcoatt |
| 07/10 | Melbourne, Australia | beat Glenn Wade |
| 07/12 | Sydney, Australia | drew Joe Savoldi |
| 07/17 | Melbourne, Australia | beat Don Noland |
| 08/02 | Sydney, Australia | beat Don Noland |
| 08/07 | Leichhardt, Australia | beat Don McIntyre |
| 08/16 | Sydney, Australia | beat Sandor Vary |
| 08/17 | Newcastle, Australia | drew Don Noland |
| 08/21 | Leichhardt, Australia | drew Vic Christy |
| 09/04 | Melbourne, Australia | drew Chief Little Wolf |
| 09/13 | Sydney, Australia | lost to Ed "Strangler" Lewis |
| 09/25 | Melbourne, Australia | lost to Earl McCready |
| 01/06 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Lofty Blomfield |
| 01/13 | Vancouver, BC | beat Lofty Blomfield |
| 03/18 | Vancouver, BC | Special referee for city amateur championship matches. |
| 03/19 | Vancouver, BC | Special referee for city amateur championship matches. |
| 03/25 | Vancouver, BC | beat Kay Bell |
| 04/07 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Bronko Nagurski |
| 04/21 | Vancouver, BC | drew Sammy Menacker |
| 04/28 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ivan Rasputin |
| 05/12 | Vancouver, BC | beat Abe Kashey by DQ |
| 05/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to General O'Brien |
| 05/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Public Enemy #1 |
| 06/02 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ben Morgan |
| 06/09 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ben Morgan |
| 06/16 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Pat O'Callahan |
| 06/23 | Vancouver, BC | vs. Kay Bell |
| 07/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Kay Bell |
| 07/07 | Vancouver, BC | Guest ref for Eli Fischer-Jim Coffield main event |
| 08/18 | Vancouver, BC | Guest ref for Jack McLauchlan-Del Kunkel main event |
| 10/06 | Vancouver, BC | beat Otto Kuss |
| 11/03 | Vancouver, BC | drew Chief Thunderbird |
| 11/10 | Vancouver, BC | drew Pat Meehan |
| 11/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Maurice Jones |
| 12/02 | Calgary, AB | beat Paul Boesch |
| 12/09 | Calgary, AB | beat Pat Meehan |
| 12/16 | Calgary, AB | beat Dave Johnson |
| 01/12 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Leo Numa |
| 01/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Leo Numa |
| 01/26 | Vancouver, BC | drew Tom Zaharias |
| 02/01 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Billy Hansen |
| 02/10 | Calgary, AB | lost to Pat Meehan
*Lost the Canadian Heavyweight title |
| 02/24 | Calgary, AB | beat Sailor Barto |
| 03/02 | Vancouver, BC | lost to George Zaharias |
| 03/30 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Pat O'Shocker |
| 04/06 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jim Clarke |
| 04/13 | Vancouver, BC | beat Henry Graber |
| 04/13 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Howard Cantonwine |
| 04/27 | Vancouver, BC | drew Pat Fraley |
| 05/04 | Vancouver, BC | beat Howard Cantonwine |
| 05/11 | Vancouver, BC | beat Rudy LaDitzi |
| 05/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Kay Bell |
| 11/02 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Earl McCready |
| 11/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Kogut |
| 12/14 | Vancouver, BC | no contest vs. Ted Cox |
| 12/21 | Vancouver, BC | beat LaVerne Baxter by DQ |
| 01/11 | Vancouver, BC | beat LaVerne Baxter |
| 02/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Chief Thunderbird |
| 02/22 | Vancouver, BC | lost to John Katan |
| 02/13 | Vancouver, BC | drew LaVerne Baxter |
| 02/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jim Lewis |
| 03/06 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jim Clarke |
| 03/27 | Vancouver, BC | drew Paul Buffa |
| 04/03 | Vancouver, BC | beat Vic Hill |
| 04/10 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Paul Buffa |
| 04/17 | Vancouver, BC | drew Chief Thunderbird |
| 06/21 | Melbourne, Australia | beat Dan O'Connor |
| 07/05 | Melbourne, Australia | lost to John Katan |
| 07/14 | Sydney, Australia | beat John Katan |
| 07/19 | Leichhardt, Australia | beat Joe Corbett |
| 01/08 | Vancouver, BC | beat Chief Thunderbird |
| 01/15 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Pedro Brazil |
| 02/05 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ali Adali by DQ |
| 03/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Joe Corbett |
| 03/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Cy Williams |
| 07/11 | Vancouver, BC | Won the Burnett Cup (golf championship) |
| 08/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jim Casey |
| 08/17 | Vancouver, BC | drew Bill Bartush |
| 08/24 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bill Bartush |
| 10/27 | Vancouver, BC | drew Bill Zimbleman |
| 05/04 | Spokane, WA | beat Frank Cutler |
| 07/19 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jim Wright |
| 07/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jim Wright |
| 08/02 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Seelie Samara |
| 09/13 | Vancouver, BC | drew Lou Newman |
| 09/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Lou Newman |
| 09/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat Johnny Walker |
| 11/07 | Vancouver | Referee on a Pender Wrestling Club card |
| 02/06 | Vancouver, BC | Referee on a Pender Wrestling Club card |
| 02/13 | Vancouver, BC | Referee on a Pender Wrestling club card |
| 02/20 | Vancouver, BC | Referee on a Pender Wrestling Club card |
| 05/23 | Vancouver, BC | Referee on a Big Time Wrestling card |
| 07/25 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Babe Sharkey |
| 08/01 | Vancouver, BC | beat Babe Sharkey by DQ |
| 08/08 | Vancouver, BC | beat Glen Stone |
| 08/22 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jim Wright |
| 01/23 | Vancouver, BC | Referee on a Big Time Wrestling card |
| 02/19 | Portland, OR | lost to Ken Kenneth |
| 02/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Ken Kenneth |
| 05/07 | Vancouver, BC | vs. Jack Whelan |
Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada
**287 recorded matches as of December 6, 2004