Dusek family

[1] It started with four brothers, Ernie, Emil, Joe and Rudy, often billed as the Dusek Riot Squad and well known in the Omaha, Nebraska territory.

Ernie Dusek was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 26, 1909, to Anton and Maria Hason, Bohemian immigrants.

He wrestled many famous wrestlers, such as Warren Bockwinkel,[2] George Zaharias, Lou Thesz, Wladek Zbyszko, Yvon Robert, Karl Sarpolis, Sandor Szabo, Mike Mazurki, Abe Coleman and Man Mountain Dean.

He won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship with Ernie in Toronto from Tiny and Al Mills.

He wrestled for the NYSAC Heavyweight Title against Jim Browning and against George Zaharias to a curfew draw at St. Nicholas Arena.

He went over an hour in a draw with Karol Zbyszko and faced many legendary wrestlers in his day, such as Jim Londos, Steve Casey, George Zaharias, Ed Lewis and Sandor Szabo.

He was a road agent and an announcer for Jim Crockett's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling before retiring and died on October 29, 1991.