Dutch Mantell (wrestler, born 1881)

Alfred Albert Joe de Re la Gardiur (July 25, 1881 – January 31, 1941) was a Luxembourgish-American professional wrestler.

[1][2] Alfred Albert Joe de Re la Gardiur was born in Diekirch on July 25, 1881, to a French Protestant father and a Belgian Catholic mother.

[3] After travelling to England, South America and Australia, Gardiur arrived in New York City in 1900.

In 1921, he met shooter Cal Farley and made his home in Amarillo.

[4] Gardiur, wrestled around the world, under the ringname Dutch Mantell, developing a reputation for being a vicious heel.