One of the finest junior heavyweights to come out of the British Isles, Les Thornton, has passed away at the age of 84. Thornton's wife Terry confirmed the news on Facebook: "It is with great ...

Former NWA and World Junior Heavyweight Champion Les Thornton passed away on February 1 at the age of 84, according to PWInsider. Originally from Manchester, England, Thornton would wrestle for ...

"Les would have been thrilled to see all these people," the wife of former Griffith football coach Les Thornton said Saturday night. "I never expected this. He was my best friend, but I found out ...

GRIFFITH | Call it a history lesson in football, but Griffith coach Russ Radtke is making it a point this week to talk to his players about Les Thornton. "He's the one who got it started," Radtke ...

Les Thornton was a British professional wrestler who competed in Great Britain, Japan, European and North American regional promotions throughout the 1970s and 1980s including Joint Promotions ...

He noted on his Facebook page that 30 years ago from today, he teamed with Les Thornton to face The British Bulldogs, which took place on an episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling that you can ...