George South (disambiguation)

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George South (born 1962) is an American wrestler.

George South may also refer to:

Lieut-Col. George South MBE TD was a British solicitor and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1974.

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Richard Henry Blood Jr. is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Richie Steamboat. He is known for wrestling in WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT, and was the second FCW Grand Slam Champion having won the Florida Heavyweight Championship, Florida Tag Team Championship, and Jack Brisco 15 Championship.

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