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| Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino | |
| Born | October 6, 1935 |
| Died | April 18, 2018 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| From | Pizzoferrato, Kingdom of Italy |
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Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring Name | Bruno Sammartino |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 – April 18, 2018) best known by his ring name Bruno Sammartino, a Italian-born retired American professional wrestler who best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation. There, he held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (WWWF Heavyweight Championship during his second reign) for more than 11 years (4,040 days) across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history at 2,803 days. Dubbed "The Living Legend" during his lifetime, Sammartino was widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.