Peter Zebich
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| Born | Petar Zebić 6 June 1877 Kostajnica, then part of Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 16 June 1947 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary and United States |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Years active | Late 19th- and early 20th-century |
Peter Zebich (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Зебић; 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][2][3].
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[4]. He was billed as "The Strongest Man in the World,"[5] and gave exhibitions that made him wealthy[6]. 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 American compatriots[7].
Peter Zebich was buried at the Saint Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Cuyahoga County, Ohio[8]
References
- ↑ Humanities, National Endowment for the (July 28, 1912). "The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, July 28, 1912, Image 10". p. 10 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ↑ https://core.ac.uk/download/43645746.pdfpage 6
- ↑ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Early_Days/IbMvAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Peter+Zebich%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Peter+Zebich%22+-wikipedia&printsec=frontcoverpage 210
- ↑ https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ohio/cincinnati/cincinnati-local.pdf page 23
- ↑ America, Croatian Fraternal Union of (1994). The First 100 Years: A History of CFU Lodges, 1894-1994. Croatian Fraternal Union of America. p. 42. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ The Yugoslavs in America. Lerner Publications Company. 1977. ISBN 978-0-8225-0231-9.
- ↑ "Beaver Country Times". Beaver County Times – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Petar Zebic (1877-1947) - Find a Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
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