Dean Ho (wrestler)

Dean Ho was the ring name of Dean Kiyoshi Higuchi, an American bodybuilder and professional wrestler who lived from July 18, 1940, to February 20, 2021. He was one of the best known bodybuilders in Hawaii in the 1950s, winning the Mr. Hawaiian Islands title in 1956 and placing sixth at Mr. America in Philadelphia, and he opened Dean Gym on Kalakaua Avenue in 1957, a training centre for bodybuilders and wrestlers alike. He made his wrestling debut in 1962 and competed in Pacific Northwest Wrestling, the World Wide Wrestling Federation, Big Time Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance territories, feuding with Gene Kiniski in Vancouver and holding the WWWF World Tag Team Championship with Tony Garea in 1973 and 1974. He was a longtime veteran of Vancouver NWA All-Star Wrestling during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.