Hairy Wrestlers Day, Part 1 - Andre Drapp

I'm a few weeks late for our quarterly hairy wrestlers series, and this time it's a two parter.  

Before moving on to some assorted performers, we start with five shots of French 

bodybuilder turned wrestler Andre Drapp.  A single photo of him a few weeks 

ago got such a response that I decided to give him his own miniseries.  

The picture above is by Arax Studio of Paris.

 

Man of Steel

Here we see Mr. Drapp in a Superman pose.

 

Action

This is one of the better in the ring action shots of Andre Drapp that I was able to find.

 

Seated

 

Seated photos of professional wrestlers are not common,

but Mr. Drapp looks great that way.

Grainy

The last picture of our Andre Drapp series is a bit grainy,

but both his build and body hair shine through.

 

Hairy Wrestlers Day, Part 2 - Assorted

Part two of hairy wrestlers day kicks off with the 

tag team of Paul Jones and Nelson Royal.

 

Maniac Matt Borne

Matt Osborne, aka Maniac Matt Borne, was a headline wrestler from beginning in 1978.  

 

 

Don Curtis

We see Don Curtis solo above and with his tag team partner Mark Lewin below.

 

The Polish Hammer

Ivan Putski, aka The Polish Hammer, made the cover 

of Wrestling Training Illustrated in April of 1977.

 

Bill Melby

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I never get tired of looking at Bill Melby.

 

Big John Studd

This fierce looking guy is Big John Studd.  I'm sure that with the proper care 

and training he would make a fine pet.  Can I take him home, please?

 

Billy Wicks

Our final hairy wrestler of the day is Billy Wicks.

 

Early 20th Century

We visit the early 20th Century again today, and we start with another 

Arthur Schulz photo of an Italian  model I featured a few weeks ago.

 

1910 Duo

I wish I knew the story on these two.  As usual lately, Google was no help.

 

La Culture Physique

This handsome fellow appeared in La Culture Physique magazine around 1910.

I wish I knew who he was so I could acquire more photos of him.

 

Handstand

Larry over at The Unashamed Male sent me this photo of a guy doing a handstand.

                                                                        Thanks, Larry!
 

Kayak Men

Those of you who know me well will understand why I find this group so attractive. On the historical side, the men are Estonians who kayaked across the Baltic to Finland in 1912.  The man out front was Leopole Tonson, later a hero of the Estonian War of Independence.   

Academie

This came from Le Academie de Culture Physique, presumably a French or Belgian organization.

I find it interesting because when enlarged, we can see a hairy derriere.

 

Koch Freilicht

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Stable

These handsome fellows were part of a "stable" of early 20th Century wrestlers.

France and Russia were both known for these, and the Germans even got in a bit.

If I had to guess, I'd say these are French.  Google was no help at all.

 

Desbonnet or Richer?

Although the pose is reminiscent of Sandow, the model and photographic

 style make me think of Prof. Desbonnet and/or Paul Richer.

 

European

All I know about this one is that the photo is European.

 

Maurice Deriaz

This is Maurice Deriaz, perhaps the best known and most 

photographed of the seven Deriaz Brothers.

 

Favorite

I saved my favorite of the day for last.  It's from the sack of tumblr,

and unfortunately I have no information on it.

 

Stanley Stellar at the Piers

We return to the Piers in New York for today's set, and all the photos are by Stanley Stellar.

We begin with Robert Feeling Free from 1983,

 

Gimme Dick

Stanley Stellar called this photo Gimme Dick

 

Brian Michaels

Here we have Brian Michaels from 1981.

 

Flat

My source had only a stock number for this one, but a search turned

 up several references to it as Piers, Late Afternoon, 1979.

 

Topsy Turvy Clone

Stanley Stellar called this one Sunday Spray, 1981,

but I call it Topsy Turvy Wet Gay Clone.

FWIW, I find him quite attractive.

 

Red II

Mr. Stellar called this one Red II, and it's from 1984, quite late in the Piers history.

I believe they started demolishing the location shortly after this.

 

Scott Pink

I think the man here was called Scott Pink, and if my source is correct, the photo

 was made on Stanley Stellars first ever visit to the Piers in 1976.

 

Danny

This is Danny from 1982.

 

Interesting assortment

I find the assorted nature of the men and activity here to be very interesting.

 

Rick Daccard

Our final Stanley Stellar Piers photo is Rick Daccard from 1981.