Peter Zebić
Peter Zebić | |||
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| Born | 6 June 1877 Kostajnica, then part of Austria-Hungary | ||
| Died | 16 June 1947 Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Citizenship | Croatia | ||
| Occupation | Strongman | ||
Peter Zebich (Hrvatska Kostajnica, then part of Austria-Hungary, 6 June 1877 - Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, 16 June 1947) was a Serbian-American strongman who was billed as Professor Peter Zebich. He is best remembered as the man who "Eugen Sandow refused to meet in competition contests involving strength and endurance".[1].
Biography
Born to a Serbian family in Kostajnica in 1877, Petar Zebić emigrated to the United States of America in 1911 and capitalized on his strength and athletic abilities. He was billed as "The Strongest Man in the World," and gave exhibitions that made him wealthy.[2]He toured Europe and North America exhibiting his strength in circuses and fairs as strongmen did at the time. While on tour in major cities and towns he befriended many Serbian Americans compatriots[3].
He was buried at the Saint Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.[4][5]
References
- ↑ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045396/1912-07-28/ed-1/seq-10/
- ↑ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Yugoslavs_in_America/asl1AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=serb+strongman+Zebic&dq=serb+strongman+Zebic&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=K7QvAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=Peter+Zebich,+strongman&article_id=3479,7298951&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAg8XIo8TzAhWRj3IEHRu_AIkQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=Peter%20Zebich%2C%20strongman&f=false
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130782278/petar-zebic
- ↑ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_First_100_Years/8eq3AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Peter+Zebich&dq=Peter+Zebich&printsec=frontcover
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