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Lofty Blomfield

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31: 1254: 450:. The school was later named in his honour. Among his more memorable fundraising ideas, Blomfield would start building "penny piles" on the counter of the hotel's public bar and any patrons would be obliged to offer spare pennies to the pile. Blomfield actually "camped out" in front of the penny piles to guard them from would-be thieves. These penny piles grew so large in size that when they were finally knocked down, for a small fee, the money gained for the IHC was substantial. 206:. He was a member of the Whangarei Deep Sea Anglers Club, a founding member of both the Northland Trotting Club, the Whangarei Powerboat Association, and sponsored countless athletic organisations in Whangārei and Northland, most notably, Whangarei Inter-house rugby. He was also involved in numerous charity fundraisers and organizations, especially those involving 330:. The two wrestled to a time-limit draw during his first year with the promotion. They would have a total of 28 bouts against each other with McCready winning 17, Blomfield 2, eight draws, and one no-contest when the referee was injured. Both men later become close friends during their career. By 1936, he had become the 311:, was so impressed by Blomfield that he managed to convince Blomfield to return to his native country to compete exclusively for his promotion. Miller was then bringing in major international talent to New Zealand but felt he needed a strong New Zealand-born wrestler as a legitimate challenger to these newcomers. 434:
and took over the licence of the Whangarei Hotel where he and his wife Heather June were popular hosts in the area for many years. A well-known sportsman, Blomfield was a member of the Whangarei Deep Sea Anglers club and helped form the Northland Trotting Club and the Whangarei Powerboat Association.
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and travelled around the country working at various jobs and eventually settled in Waikaremoana, where he became a taxi proprietor. He also began playing senior rugby during this time, competing in Auckland, Gisborne, Murchison and Nelson, and was selected to play for Auckland against Waikato in 1929
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on 14 July 1927 resulting in two children born of this marriage. The two divorced 10 years later in 1937 and Blomfield then married Lily May Balenzuela on the 2 June 1937. There was one child born of this union. A further marriage to on the 20 February 1946 was to occur resulting in three children
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to a time-limit draw. He also had a successful amateur career winning the Auckland and New Zealand heavyweight titles prior to becoming a professional wrestler. Blomfield wrestled 490 matches in New Zealand and an estimated 1,200 matches in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Mexico, Canada and the United
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posing as a Canadian wrestler under the name Walter Browning. Though Blomfield had mixed success there, he won popularity with fans for his "non-stop aggressive style". He briefly returned to New Zealand in 1934, where he first wrestled under the name Lofty Blomfield, before heading to the United
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Blomfield held the national title for well over a decade and retired as champion on 7 June 1949. Throughout his career, Blomfield vigorously defended professional wrestling and denied frequent charges that matches were rigged. In New Zealand alone, he had wrestled 490 matches with 272 wins, 105
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becoming the first and only wrestler, amateur or professional, to be included. A bronze bust of Blomfield was donated to the Hall of Fame by the Lofty Blomfield Family Trust. Inscribed are the words "Momentum requieris circumspice" ("If you seek a monument look about you").
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being born, a daughter and two sons. They were divorced in 1958. A further relationship with a Whangarei landowner was to eventuate with one female child being born. Blomfield was also to father a further two children. In all a total of 9 issue.
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Encouraged by his successes in the amateur ranks, and inspired by foreign wrestlers competing overseas, Blomfield decided to become a professional wrestler. He first travelled to Australia, in order to build up his experience, and worked in
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Blomfield died in Whangārei on 29 June 1971, at the age of 62. He was survived by his then wife, June, and two of their children as well as two others from his first marriage and one from a long relationship during the divorce to June
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in Auckland on 22 August 1938, but regained the belt five days later. He also defeated another claimant, Pat Fraley, on 10 September and won a championship tournament to become the undisputed champion a month later. He also held the
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losses and 113 draws; his combined amateur and professional bouts between 1929 and 1949 totaled an estimated 1,200 in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Mexico, Canada and the United States. He remains the longest reigning champion in
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in a first-ever "champion vs. champion" match. Their match was to be one of the first international title defences to take place in the country and was expected to attract over 40,000 people. In negotiations with NWA promoters
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instead where they fought to a time-limit draw on 17 March 1938. Blomfield was the first New Zealander to challenge for the NWA World title and would wrestle five world champions during his professional career in New Zealand.
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Blomfield feuded with another NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Champion, John Katan, and defeated him for the title in Wellington on 7 August 1940. The following month, he lost the championship to Katan in Auckland. After
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Blomfield was an instant success with crowds in New Zealand. His popularity was helped by announcer Gordon Hutter's vivid commentaries during radio broadcasts of his matches. His finishing move, "
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in 1999. In 2009, Blomfield was named one of the "Top Ten New Zealand Born Wrestlers" by Fight Times Magazine and ranked #1 of the country's top ten favourite wrestlers by
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prior to his discharge at the end of the war. His second wife, Lily May Balenzuela, died in 1945 and married a third time to Heather June Ingley on 20 February 1946.
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on 18 July 1908, to newspaper cartoonist John Collis Blomfield and Edith Amelia (Amy) Shakespear. His uncle was William (Bill) Blomfield, the second mayor of
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and, while still a child, he began working with horses there by visiting stables and doing track work for local trainers. Though Blomfield hoped to be a
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He also financed a large number of sporting competitions and organizations in Whangarei and Northland such as Whangarei Inter house rugby.
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from 1936 until his retirement 1949. He is credited for inventing "The Octopus Clamp", an early version of the
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in the years after his retirement, as Publican of the Whangarei Hotel, as well as being a noted
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children (one of his children was born mentally handicapped), and served as president of the
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In September 2006, Blomfield was one of several Whangārei athletes including former
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Blomfield was a lifelong supporter of many charities, especially those dealing with
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Nearly thirty years after his death, Blomfield was officially inducted into the
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That same year, Blomfield was scheduled to meet NWA World Heavyweight Champion
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production of "Way to Go" starring 320 students and 14 staff members of
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NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship (New Zealand version)
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in Whangārei, the latter institution being named in his honour.
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New Zealand Amateur Heavyweight Championship (1 time, first)
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In addition to the national title, Blomfield also held the
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In 1990, Blomfield was officially inducted into the
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Leichhardt Stadium
Wellington, New Zealand
Whangārei, New Zealand
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
professional wrestler
Walter Miller
Dominion Wrestling Union
NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
National Wrestling Association
Scorpion Deathlock
professional wrestling in New Zealand
NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship
NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Bronko Nagurski
hotelier
sportsman
mentally handicapped
Intellectually Handicapped Children's Association
Blomfield Special School and Resource Centre
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Northern Advocate
The New Zealand Herald
Wellington, New Zealand
Takapuna
Takapuna
jockey

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