Title History
- American Wrestling Association (Paul Bowser Boston promotion) World title defeating Steve Casey (August 1, 1944);
Career Highlights
- Maurice Tillet was a gifted, highly intelligent man who could speak 14 languages..
- Maurice Tillet (in his 20s) developed Acromegaly, a rare and horrific disease which causes bones to grow wildly and uncontrollably..
- ~~~Within months, Tillet was transformed from a regularly developed young man to a deformed shell of himself..
- Maurice Tillet fled to the United States of America and became a professional wrestler…
- August 1, 1944: The French Angel defeated Steve “Crusher” Casey for the American Wrestling Association World championship..
- August 4, 1954: The French Angel died in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 51 from heart disease..
- The French Angel, Maurice Tillet was measured at Harvard U. by Prof. Earnest Albert Hooten in 1940. He was 5′ 9″ 3/4 and 276 lbs. Note he was very muscular at this weight ..