Stu Hart

Stewart Edward (Stu) Hart, CM (born May 3, 1915 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; died October 16, 2003 in Calgary, Alberta) was a Canadian amateur wrestler, professional wrestler and wrestling trainer.

Family

In 1948 he married Helen Smith; she died in 2001. Together they had twelve children:

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• Smith (1949-), a wrestler
• Bruce (1950-), a wrestler and promoter
• Keith (1951-), a wrestler and firefighter
• Wayne (1953-), a wrestling referee
• Dean (1954-1990) who died of kidney failure, also a wrestler
• Ellie (1955-), who married the wrestler Jim Neidhart, with whom she has a daughter: Nattie Neidhart
• Georgia (1956-), who married the wrestler, firefighter and gym owner B.J. Annis, with whom she has a son: Teddy Hart
• Bret (1957-), WWF and WCW wrestling legend
• Allison (1959-), who was married to the wrestler Ben Bassarab
• Ross (1961-), a wrestling producer and sometime wrestler
• Diana (1963-), who was married to the wrestler Davey Boy Smith (The British Bulldog). She wrote a book entitled Under the Mat about life in the Hart family; it was removed from bookstores only weeks after its release in November 2001, following a lawsuit by Owen Hart's widow Martha over the contents. Her son is Harry Smith, pro wrestler.
• Owen (1965-1999), a WWE wrestler who died when a wrestling stunt went wrong

Family life with Stu Hart was colourful, including having André the Giant as a babysitter and a wrestling grizzly bear named Terrible Ted sleeping under the front porch.

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