CHIEF THUNDERBIRD
(1930 - 1953)
Real Name: Jean Baptiste Paul
Hometown: Saanich, BC
"CHIEF THUNDERBIRD is well known as the head of the Saanich reservation, Victoria, BC. He is one of the mat?s original Indian grapplers and long rated as best by many authorities. The Chief is a graduate of the University of Tacoma, was an 8 letter man in Sports and holds a B.Sc. degree in Agriculture."
? Canadian T.V. Wrestling Illustrated (1957)
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1930
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(as Baptiste Paul) |
| 08/09 | Victoria, BC | beat John Nuenfeldt
| | 08/16 | Victoria, BC | beat Jagat Singh
| | 08/23 | Victoria, BC | lost to Bert Clarke |
1932
| 05/04 | Victoria, BC | beat Pat Fox |
1934
| 01/06 | Victoria, BC | drew Red Lyons
| | 02/03 | Victoria, BC | lost to Cowboy Chick |
1935
|
(as Chief Thunderbird) |
| 04/15 | Marysville, CA | beat Jack Ryan
| | 04/19 | Modesto, CA | beat Jack Eku
| | 04/22 | Marysville, CA | drew Al Stecher
| | 04/29 | Marysville, CA | drew Jim Logas
| | 05/03 | Modesto, CA | beat Rudy Meyers
| | 05/06 | Marysville, CA | drew Dude Chick
| | 05/10 | Modesto, CA | lost to Dude Chick
| | 05/22 | Marysville, CA | drew Pat Sutherland
| | 05/24 | Modesto, CA | lost to Speedy LaRance
| | 06/12 | Marysville, CA | beat Joe Kirk
| | 06/14 | Modesto, CA | drew John Nemanic
| | 06/19 | Marysville, CA | drew Stacey Hall
| | 07/02 | Marysville, CA | lost to Frank Sutey
| | 09/05 | Vancouver, BC | drew Joe Parelli
| | 10/04 | Calgary, AB | lost to Al Karasick
| | 10/18 | Calgary, AB | beat Babe Smallinski
| | 11/01 | Calgary, AB | lost to Hans Schroeder
| | 11/16 | Victoria, BC | lost to Jack Wagner
| | 11/23 | Victoria, BC | lost to Rocky Brooks
| | 11/30 | Victoria, BC | drew Babe Smallinski
| | 12/07 | Victoria, BC | lost to Mike Strelich |
1936
| 01/25 | Victoria, BC | drew Nap DeVore
| | 02/20 | Vancouver, BC | beat Ernie Arthur
| | 02/29 | Victoria, BC | drew Paul Boesch
| 03/14
| Victoria, BC
| w/. Mike Strelich, lost to Willie Davis
*Handi-cap match
| | 03/20 | Calgary, AB | drew Glen Stone
| | 04/04 | Victoria, BC | beat Mike Strelich
| | 04/25 | Victoria, BC | drew Babe Smallinski
| | 05/01 | Calgary, AB | lost to Leo Jensen
| | 05/08 | Calgary, AB | lost to Al Karasick
| | 05/16 | Victoria, BC | beat George Kitzmiller
| | 09/12 | Victoria, BC | beat Glen Stone
| | 09/19 | Victoria, BC | beat George Kitzmiller
| | 09/26 | Victoria, BC | beat George Kitzmiller
| | 10/08 | Vancouver, BC | beat Fred Carone
| | 10/16 | Victoria, BC | drew Don McIntyre
| | 10/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Norm McLeod
| | 10/22 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Don McIntyre
| | 10/24 | Victoria, BC | beat Pat Maloney
| | 10/31 | Victoria, BC | drew Fred Carone |
1937
| 03/13 | Victoria, BC | beat Jack Arnold
| | 03/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Lou Newman
| | 03/20 | Victoria, BC | drew Steve Strelich
| | 03/27 | Victoria, BC | beat Pat Maloney
| | 04/15 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Andy Moen
| | 04/17 | Victoria, BC | lost to Earl McCready
| | 04/24 | Victoria, BC | drew Steve Strelich
| | 07/17 | Victoria, BC | beat Albert Mills
| | 07/24 | Victoria, BC | lost to Abe Kashey
| | 07/29 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ivan Managoff
| | 07/31 | Victoria, BC | w/. Bill Middlekauf, co-won a Battle royal
| | 07/31 | Victoria, BC | beat Bill Middlekauf
| | 08/07 | Victoria, BC | drew Abe Kashey
| | 08/14 | Victoria, BC | vs. Billy Hansen
| | 08/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Abe Kashey
| | 08/21 | Victoria, BC | beat Nors Jerlstrom
| | 10/08 | Philadelphia, PA | drew Vince Lopez |
1938
| 01/06 | Vancouver, BC | vs. Danny Dusek
| | 01/08 | Victoria, BC | beat Red Shadow by DQ
| | 01/13 | Vancouver, BC | beat Laverne Baxter by DQ
| | 01/15 | Victoria, BC | w/. Ted Keys, lost to Red Shadow & Dave Johnson
| | 01/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Rusty Westcoatt
| | 01/22 | Victoria, BC | double knock out vs. Lofty Blomfield
| | 01/27 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Ted Keys
| | 07/14 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jim Coffield
| | 07/21 | Vancouver, BC | beat Eli Fischer
| | 07/28 | Vancouver, BC | beat Eli Fischer
| | 08/04 | Vancouver, BC | vs. Socko Muscato
| | 08/11 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack McArthur
| | 08/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Hank Metheny
| | 09/01 | Vancouver, BC | beat Cardiff Giant
| | 09/08 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Chief Little Wolf
| | 10/14 | Calgary, AB | lost to Purple Shadow
| | 10/17 | Calgary, AB | beat Hump Agee
| | 10/18 | Calgary, AB | beat Hump Agee
| | 10/19 | Calgary, AB | beat Purple Shadow
| | 10/20 | Calgary, AB | lost to Purple Shadow
| | 10/27 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Purple Shadow
| | 11/03 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jack Forsgren |
1939
| 05/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Lee Henning |
1940
| 01/18 | Calgary, AB | lost to John Katan
| | 02/01 | Vancouver, BC | drew Joe Corbett
| | 02/08 | Vancouver, BC | beat Terry McGinnis
| | 02/15 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Jack Forsgren |
1941
| 02/06 | Vancouver, BC | beat Tom Zaharias
| | 02/13 | Vancouver, BC | double DQ vs. John Katan
| | 02/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Laverne Baxter
| | 02/27 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Earl McCready
| | 03/20 | Vancouver, BC | drew Vic Hill
| | 04/10 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Laverne Baxter
| | 04/17 | Vancouver, BC | drew Jack Forsgren |
1942
| 01/08 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Jack Forsgren
| | 01/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Pedro Brazil
| | 02/19 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Joe Corbett
| | 02/26 | Vancouver, BC | beat Billy Lewis
| | 03/12 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Joe Corbett |
1943
| 02/06 | Fresno, CA | beat Pierre DeGlane
| | 02/13 | Fresno, CA | beat Jack McDonald by DQ
| | 05/10 | Charlotte, NC | beat Tiny Cannon
| | 05/17 | Charlotte, NC | beat Ben Tabu
| | 05/24 | Charlotte, NC | lost to Bobby Stewart
| | 05/31 | Charlotte, NC | beat John Arthur
| | 06/07 | Charlotte, NC | beat Jack Dillon by DQ
| | 06/14 | Charlotte, NC | drew Abe Yourist
| | 06/21 | Charlotte, NC | lost to Cowboy Luttrall
| | 06/28 | Charlotte, NC | beat Cowboy Luttrall by DQ
| | 07/05 | Charlotte, NC | beat Masked Marvel by DQ
| | 07/12 | Charlotte, NC | lost to Jim Coffield
| | 07/21 | Washington, DC | beat Babe Sharkey by DQ
| | 07/28 | Washington, DC | beat Abe Stein
| | 08/04 | Washington, DC | drew Ben Morgan
| | 08/11 | Washington, DC | beat Michele Leone
| | 08/18 | Washington, DC | beat Ben Morgan by DQ
| | 08/25 | Washington, DC | drew Blue Streak
| | 09/20 | Charlotte, NC | beat Jack Wentworth
| | 09/27 | Charlotte, NC | drew Al Massey
| | 10/04 | Charlotte, NC | lost to Masked Marvel
| | 10/11 | Charlotte, NC | lost to Masked Marvel
| | 10/25 | Charlotte, NC | w/. Pete Managoff, beat John Arthur & Cowboy Luttrall
| | 11/01 | Charlotte, NC | drew John Arthur
| | 11/08 | Charlotte, NC | lost to Pete Managoff |
1944
| 06/16 | Calgary, AB | lost to Bill Kuusisto
| | 06/30 | Calgary, AB | lost to Bill Kuusisto by DQ
| | 07/27 | Vancouver, BC | drew Bill Kuusisto
| | 08/31 | Vancouver, BC | drew Bill Bartush
| | 11/17 | Calgary, AB | lost to Kolo Stasiak
| | 11/24 | Calgary, AB | beat Bob Kruse
| | 12/08 | Calgary, AB | lost to Green Dragon |
1945
| 03/30 | Calgary, AB | no contest vs. Ted Christy
| | 04/14 | Calgary, AB | lost to Ted Christy
| 05/04
| Spokane, WA
| drew "Tiger" Jack Fox
*Wrestler vs. Boxer match
| | 05/25 | Atlanta, GA | beat Ben Bennicassa
| | 06/08 | Atlanta, GA | drew Dick Lever
| | 06/22 | Atlanta, GA | beat Green Hornet by DQ
| | 08/02 | Vancouver, BC | drew Johnny Walker
| | 08/09 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Seelie Samara
| | 08/25 | Victoria, BC | beat Jim Clark
| | 08/31 | Calgary, AB | w/. Bud Higgins, beat Ted Christy & Fritz Schnabel
| | 09/14 | Calgary, AB | w/. Bud Higgins, lost to Jim Wright & Fritz Schnabel
| | 09/27 | Vancouver, BC | beat Billy Kohnke
| | 11/02 | Calgary, AB | double count out vs. Pierre DeGlane
| | 11/09 | Calgary, AB | double count out vs. Lou Newman |
1946
| 01/19 | Calgary, AB | beat Dick Raines by DQ
| | 01/24 | Calgary, AB | lost to Dick Raines
| | 04/19 | Calgary, AB | lost to Pierre DeGlane by DQ
| | 04/26 | Calgary, AB | lost to Pierre DeGlane
| | 05/10 | Calgary, AB | w/. Zeke Ross, beat Jim Wright & Walter Sirois
| | 05/17 | Calgary, AB | drew Walter Sirois
| | 06/08 | Calgary, AB | lost to Jack Conley
| | 06/14 | Calgary, AB | drew Cliff Thiede
| | 06/28 | Calgary, AB | w/. Jack Conley, beat Cliff Thiede & Al Galento
| | 08/08 | Vancouver, BC | drew Babe Sharkey
| | 08/15 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Babe Sharkey
| | 08/22 | Vancouver, BC | drew Hardy Kruskamp
| | 08/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jim Wright
| | 09/02 | Seattle, WA | lost to Hardy Kruskamp
| | 09/05 | Vancouver, BC | beat George Temple
| | 09/05 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Mile High Ross
| | 09/09 | Seattle, WA | beat Frank Stojack
| | 10/03 | Vancouver, BC | w/. Jay Turner, lost to Mile High Ross & Hardy Kruskamp
| | 10/10 | Vancouver, BC | drew Hardy Kruskamp
| | 10/17 | Vancouver, BC | drew Mile High Ross
| | 11/01 | Calgary, AB | lost to Albert Mills
| | 11/09 | Calgary, AB | lost to Albert Mills
| | 11/15 | Calgary, AB | drew Ray Steele
| | 11/23 | Calgary, AB | drew Jim Clarke
| | 11/23 | Calgary, AB | w/. Jack LaRue, lost to Jim Clarke & Ray Steele
| | 11/30 | Calgary, AB | vs. Dick Bishop
| | 12/03 | Helena, MT | beat Jack Paige
| | 12/07 | Calgary, AB | lost to Dick Bishop
| | 12/09 | Helena, MT | lost to Orville Brown (World champion)
| | 12/13 | Calgary, AB | lost to Orville Brown (World champion)
| | 12/20 | Calgary, AB | w/. Jack LaRue, lost to Ron Etchison & Tug Carlson |
1947
| 01/17 | San Bernadino, CA | vs. Pat Fraley
| | 02/21 | San Bernadino, CA | beat Hardy Kruskamp
| | 02/28 | San Bernadino, CA | vs. Enrique Torres
| | 03/28 | San Bernadino, CA | vs. Frank Cutler
| | 04/04 | San Bernadino, CA | vs. Karl Davis
| | 07/26 | Fresno, CA | beat Bobby Roberts
| | 08/09 | Fresno, CA | drew Lee Henning
| | 08/16 | Fresno, CA | drew Swedish Angel
| | 09/03 | San Jose, CA | w/. George Gordienko, beat Dick Raines & Juan Humberto
| | 09/04 | Watsonville, CA | w/. George Gordienko, beat Gene Bowman & Juan Humberto
| | 09/15 | Salinas, CA | w/. George Gordienko, lost to Lee Henning & Juan Humberto
| | 12/05 | Calgary, AB | beat Rudy Strongberg
| | 12/09 | Helena, MT | lost to Lou Newman
| | 12/13 | Calgary, AB | beat Lou Newman
| | 12/16 | Helena, MT | vs. Rudy Strongberg
| | 12/19 | Calgary, AB | beat Jerry Meeker |
1948
| 02/10 | Helena, MT | drew King Kong Clayton
| | 02/13 | Calgary, AB | w/. Ron Etchison, lost to Albert Mills & Lou Newman
| | 02/20 | Calgary, AB | w/. Ron Etchison, lost to Albert Mills & Lou Newman
| | 02/24 | Helena, MT | lost to Ron Etchison
| | 03/05 | Calgary, AB | beat Pete Bartush
| | 05/28 | Calgary, AB | beat Johnny Marrs
| | 06/04 | Calgary, AB | beat Jerry Meeker
| | 06/12 | Calgary, AB | lost to Swedish Angel
| | 06/18 | Calgary, AB | beat Earl Malone
| | 06/25 | Calgary, AB | drew Jerry Meeker
| | 07/02 | Calgary, AB | beat Dave Ruhl
| | 08/18 | Vancouver, BC | drew Abe Yourist
| | 09/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Flash Gordon
| | 11/24 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Chico Gracia
| | 12/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Pantaleon Manlapig |
1949
| 02/25 | Calgary, AB | drew Emir Badui
| | 03/05 | Calgary, AB | drew Emir Badui
| | 04/16 | Calgary, AB | lost to Joe Marsh
| | 04/16 | Calgary, AB | w/. Frankie Murdoch, lost to Albert Mills & Joe Marsh |
1950
| 01/27 | White Salmon, WA | vs. Dick Raines
| | 02/24 | White Salmon, WA | vs. Gene McGee
| | 04/07 | Calgary, AB | lost to Abe Zimbleman
| | 04/18 | Edmonton, AB | vs. Lou Newman
| | 04/27 | Calgary, AB | beat Lou Sjoberg
| | 05/02 | Edmonton, AB | drew Laverne Baxter
| | 05/12 | Calgary, AB | beat Laverne Baxter by DQ
| | 05/22 | Regina, SK | vs. The Mask
| | 06/03 | Calgary, AB | w/. Joe Corbett, lost to Albert Mills & Lou Newman
| | 06/12 | Regina, SK | ??
| | 06/13 | Edmonton, AB | drew Joe Corbett
| | 06/16 | Calgary, AB | beat Pete Shologan
| | 06/23 | Calgary, AB | lost to Stu Hart
| | 06/27 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Pat McGill, lost to Albert Mills & Lou Newman
| | 06/30 | Calgary, AB | drew Stu Hart |
1951
| 05/03 | Calgary, AB | beat Joe Marsh by DQ
| | 05/29 | Edmonton, AB | beat Frank Hurley
| | 05/31 | Calgary, AB | beat Joe Marsh
| | 06/01 | Lethbridge, AB | lost to Albert Mills
| | 06/05 | Edmonton, AB | beat Bill Sheriff
| | 06/07 | Calgary, AB | beat Roland Meeker
| | 06/09 | Edmonton, AB | beat Joe Marsh
| | 06/14 | Calgary, AB | beat Karl Gray
| | 06/21 | Calgary, AB | drew Stu Hart
| | 06/26 | Edmonton, AB | beat Karl Gray
| | 06/28 | Calgary, AB | beat Joe Marsh
| | 07/04 | Edmonton, AB | drew Con Bruno
| | 07/05 | Calgary, AB | beat Joe Marsh
| | 09/11 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Albert Mills
| | 09/20 | Calgary, AB | lost to Bobby Nelson
| | 09/27 | Calgary, AB | drew Guy Ross
| | 10/31 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Sockeye McDonald
| | 11/14 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Masked Marvel
| | 12/26 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Doc Gallagher |
1952
| 01/16 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Mel Peters |
1953
| 02/05 | Bremerton, WA | vs. George Dusette
| | 06/09 | Edmonton, AB | beat Rebel Russell
| | 06/16 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Kenji Shibuya
| | 06/17 | Calgary, AB | beat Leo Numa
| | 06/23 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Kenji Shibuya |
Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada with files from Greg Oliver & Mike Rodgers
**254 documented matches to December 12, 2004
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