the NWA, Light and his colleagues were responsible for coordinating the booking of midget professional wrestlers by NWA members. Their role included training rookie wrestlers and blacklisting wrestlers who failed to fulfill their commitments. In the mid-1950s, Ruby broke away from Light to found the outlaw promotion Wolverine Wrestling, weakening Light's promotion. This left Light vulnerable in an ensuing promotional war with Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle, who began staging professional wrestling events in the Cobo Arena in opposition to Light in 1959. After a short rivalry, Light stepped away from promoting, leaving the Barnett-Doyle Corporation in control of professional wrestling in Detroit. Personal life Light had six children: five sons and a daughter. Death Light died on October 29, 1971 at the age of 73 in Detroit. See also Big Time Wrestling References 1898 births 1971 deaths Big Time Wrestling (Detroit) Businesspeople from Paris Canadian military personnel of World War I French emigrants to the United States Professional wrestling promoters Royal Canadian Navy personnel Military personnel from Paris