I recall refereeing him against "Beautiful" Bobby Barron at Tower Beach Holiday Camp in Prestatyn. He seemed a nice enough lad and, if I recall correctly, he told me that his father had been a pro wrestler.
Yes he was from Preston, and wrestled as "El Medico" at times. See below.
El Medico (Dave Finch)
Billed from Portugal the tanned skin and moustache made the popular light heavyweight look the part. Central Lancashire was more likely to be the place he laid his head because El Medico was Preston's Dave Finch.
A regular worker for most of the independents Dave Finch was overshadowed by his friend and frequent opponent Bill Tunney. When not in opposite corners the two of them did join forces in a formidable tag partnership.
A Preston North End fan Eddie Rose tells the story of the time Preston played Bolton in the FA Cup and Bob Sherry managed to get Dave into the ground by passing him off as a disabled person in a wheel chair. Good plan, until Preston scored that is, and the over-excited Dave leaped out of the chair.
I recall refereeing him against "Beautiful" Bobby Barron at Tower Beach Holiday Camp in Prestatyn. He seemed a nice enough lad and, if I recall correctly, he told me that his father had been a pro wrestler.
Yes he was from Preston, and wrestled as "El Medico" at times. See below.
El Medico (Dave Finch)
Billed from Portugal the tanned skin and moustache made the popular light heavyweight look the part. Central Lancashire was more likely to be the place he laid his head because El Medico was Preston's Dave Finch.
A regular worker for most of the independents Dave Finch was overshadowed by his friend and frequent opponent Bill Tunney. When not in opposite corners the two of them did join forces in a formidable tag partnership.
A Preston North End fan Eddie Rose tells the story of the time Preston played Bolton in the FA Cup and Bob Sherry managed to get Dave into the ground by passing him off as a disabled person in a wheel chair. Good plan, until Preston scored that is, and the over-excited Dave leaped out of the chair.