Jimmy Lott spent most of his life around sports. He grew up in the Birmingham, Alabama, area where he was a high school football standout there in the late 1920s. He also made a name for himself as a boxer while still in high school.
After high school, he began transitioning into a career in professional wrestling. "Kid" Lott was the big hometown baby face in the Birmingham area. He began his career in wrestling as a referee for both Chris Jordan and Sam Siegel, and made his wrestling debut in Chattanooga in 1931. He briefly promoted the wrestling cards for the American Legion post in Tarrant City, until transitioning to the ring full time due to increasing demand for his services as a referee and popular new fan favorite wrestler.
By the end of the 1930s, and especially outside Alabama, Lott dropped the "Kid" moniker and was billed as Jimmy Lott. After a solid wrestling career of more than 20 years, Lott became the local wrestling promoter in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for LeRoy McGuirk’s Tri-State Wrestling organization, from the early 1950s to early 1970s, where the wrestling was held at the Jimmy Lott Sports Arena.
After high school, he began transitioning into a career in professional wrestling. "Kid" Lott was the big hometown baby face in the Birmingham area. He began his career in wrestling as a referee for both Chris Jordan and Sam Siegel, and made his wrestling debut in Chattanooga in 1931. He briefly promoted the wrestling cards for the American Legion post in Tarrant City, until transitioning to the ring full time due to increasing demand for his services as a referee and popular new fan favorite wrestler.
By the end of the 1930s, and especially outside Alabama, Lott dropped the "Kid" moniker and was billed as Jimmy Lott. After a solid wrestling career of more than 20 years, Lott became the local wrestling promoter in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for LeRoy McGuirk’s Tri-State Wrestling organization, from the early 1950s to early 1970s, where the wrestling was held at the Jimmy Lott Sports Arena.
Jimmy Lott spent most of his life around sports. He grew up in the Birmingham, Alabama, area where he was a high school football standout there in the late 1920s. He also made a name for himself as a boxer while still in high school.
After high school, he began transitioning into a career in professional wrestling. "Kid" Lott was the big hometown baby face in the Birmingham area. He began his career in wrestling as a referee for both Chris Jordan and Sam Siegel, and made his wrestling debut in Chattanooga in 1931. He briefly promoted the wrestling cards for the American Legion post in Tarrant City, until transitioning to the ring full time due to increasing demand for his services as a referee and popular new fan favorite wrestler.
By the end of the 1930s, and especially outside Alabama, Lott dropped the "Kid" moniker and was billed as Jimmy Lott. After a solid wrestling career of more than 20 years, Lott became the local wrestling promoter in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for LeRoy McGuirk’s Tri-State Wrestling organization, from the early 1950s to early 1970s, where the wrestling was held at the Jimmy Lott Sports Arena.
After high school, he began transitioning into a career in professional wrestling. "Kid" Lott was the big hometown baby face in the Birmingham area. He began his career in wrestling as a referee for both Chris Jordan and Sam Siegel, and made his wrestling debut in Chattanooga in 1931. He briefly promoted the wrestling cards for the American Legion post in Tarrant City, until transitioning to the ring full time due to increasing demand for his services as a referee and popular new fan favorite wrestler.
By the end of the 1930s, and especially outside Alabama, Lott dropped the "Kid" moniker and was billed as Jimmy Lott. After a solid wrestling career of more than 20 years, Lott became the local wrestling promoter in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for LeRoy McGuirk’s Tri-State Wrestling organization, from the early 1950s to early 1970s, where the wrestling was held at the Jimmy Lott Sports Arena.
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