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==Retirement== In 1928, Zbyszko received a lucrative offer to wrestle the [[The Great Gama|Great Gama]] in a rematch of their bout from 18 years earlier. Despite both men being past their primes, the match reportedly drew 60,000 fans and saw Great Gama defeat Zbyszko in 40 seconds. Following this match, Zbyszko retired and began scouting wrestling talent in South America, where he discovered [[Antonino Rocca]], a multi-talented athlete who became one of the sport's biggest stars. From their farm in Missouri, the Zbyszko brothers trained future legends [[Johnny Valentine]] and [[Harley Race]]. Stanislaus also had a supporting role in the movie<!-- Actually shot in 1949. --> ''[[Night and the City]]'' (1949). Director [[Jules Dassin]] cast Zbyszko for his authenticity as a wrestler. Dassin recalled that Zbyszko was a "beautiful, cultured, multilingual man" who embodied the image of a wrestler from his youth. Zbyszko often expressed his dissatisfaction with the industry's evolution into a form of showmanship. Stanislaus Zbyszko died of a heart attack on September 23, 1967, at age 88. He was praised by Strangler Lewis as one of the best legitimate wrestlers of all time. In tribute, his surname was later adopted by [[Larry Zbyszko]]. In 1983, Stanislaus Zbyszko was inducted into the [[National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame|National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/wrestling/stanley-zbyszko/ |title=Stanley Zbyszko Β« National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=January 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021092131/http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/wrestling/stanley-zbyszko/ |archive-date=October 21, 2013 }}</ref> He was ranked 95 out of 100 wrestlers for [[Dave Meltzer]]'s Top 100 Wrestlers of all time in 2002.
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