rematch of their bout from 18 years earlier. Despite both men now being well past their primes, the match purportedly drew 60,000 fans, who watched Great Gama defeat Zbyszko in just 40 seconds. Zbyszko then retired and actively scouted wrestling talent in South America, where he discovered soccer, rugby-player, boxer, wrestler and acrobatic gymnast Antonino Rocca, whom he developed into one of the sport's biggest stars. From their Missouri farm, the Zbyszko brothers also trained future legends Johnny Valentine and Harley Race; and Stanislaus had a supporting role in the movie, Night and the City (1949). Knowing that a key role in the film was a grizzled Greco-Roman wrestling legend, director Jules Dassin said he "didn't want to pick an actor and train him to be a wrestler -- I wanted to do the opposite. I had never gone to a wrestling match, but I had an image of a wrestler from my youth." The wrestler turned out to be Zbyszko. Dassin said, "I was told he was dead, but it turned out he was alive and was a chicken farmer in New Jersey." He turned out to be "a beautiful, cultured, multilingual man" who looked like a graceful rock formation. During breaks in filming, Dassin would travel into town to watch experimental theatre; he later recalled that Zbyszko was the only other person who would tag along (The rest of the cast and crew balked at the invitation). Like the character he played in the movie, Zbyszko often complained of the industry's evolution into a form of showmanship. On September 23, 1967, Stanislaus Zbyszko died of a heart attack at age 88. He was cited by Strangler Lewis as one of the best legitimate wrestlers of all-time; and as a tribute, his surname was later adopted by Larry Zbyszko. In 1983, Stanislaus Zbyszko was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame. Championships and accomplishments George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2010 International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Pioneer Era inductee in 2003 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) Other titles: World Heavyweight Championship (Catch as Catch Can version) (3 times) World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Filmography References External links 1879 births 1967 deaths Polish professional wrestlers Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum People associated with physical culture People