Steve Rickard

Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt, best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. As a wrestler, he traveled throughout the world during the 1960s and 1970s, often visiting countries where professional wrestling was unknown such as southeast Asia, and was one of the top competitors to come from New Zealand during that era. Rickard was a frequent opponent for many foreign wrestlers travelling overseas including NWA World Heavyweight Champions such as Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He also had high-profile matches with Karl Gotch, Killer Kowalski, The Destroyer, André the Giant, Abe Jacobs and King Kong as well. ^{Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (d. 2015)}

3 September 1929

Born on the same birth date (3 September 1929): Armand Vaillancourt • Carlo Clerici • Whitey Bulger

Born on the same birth day (3 September): Adriano Banchieri • Allie (wrestler) • Clare Kramer • Glen Housman • Johnny Douglas • Kjell Magne Bondevik • Marguerite Higgins • Martin Straka • Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria • Sam Adams (Oregon politician) • September 3 • Shakti Kapoor

Born in the same month (September 1929): Armand Vaillancourt • Bob Newhart • Calvin Jones (musician) • Carol Fenner • Clyde Lovellette • Delia Scala • Eva Burrows • Hal Ashby • Ljubov Rebane • Luis García (third baseman) • Marge Roukema • Primož Kozak • Stan Kelly-Bootle • Teddi King • Whitey Bulger