Ken Patera Autographs
Kenneth Wayne Patera (born November 6, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor. Well known in the World Wrestling Federation from 1976 to 1981, 1984 to 1985 and 1987 to 1988 and American Wrestling Association.
Ken Patera, from a Czech-American family, was strong and extraordinarily athletic, with many people in his family also successful in athletics. His brother, Jack Patera, played football for the Baltimore Colts and was the head coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 until 1982. His brother, Dennis Patera, played for the San Francisco 49ers. Ken played football at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon, and wrestled at 193 pounds. Track and field was his first love, however, and he competed in the high hurdles and high jump, but a serious ankle injury forced him to switch to the shot put and discus in high school. Ken grew to become one of the nation's premier track and field weight throwers, competing at Brigham Young University. After his disappointing sixth-place finish in the shot-put at the 1968 Olympic trials, he turned his full and complete attention towards Olympic weightlifting.
Before becoming a professional wrestler, Patera was a highly decorated Olympic weightlifter. He won several medals at the 1971 Pan American Games (including gold in the weightlifting total), and finished second in the 1971 World Weightlifting Championships just behind Vasily Alekseyev. On his native soil, Patera won four consecutive U.S. Weightlifting Championships in the super heavyweight class from 1969 to 1972. He was the first American to clean and jerk over 500 lbs (227 kg), which he accomplished at the 1972 Senior Nationals in Detroit. He is also the only American to clean and press 500 lbs (227 kg), and was the last American super heavyweight for years to excel at weightlifting at an international level. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, Patera was expected to be a serious competitor to Vasily Alekseyev, but he failed to total and was not among the medal recipients. After the clean and press, a lift in which Patera excelled, was eliminated from competition, Patera retired from weightlifting.
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Current items with a signature of Ken Patera
These are the most current items with a signature of Ken Patera that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2016 Leaf Signature Series Wrestling - Ken Patera #43 Blue 31/50 (AU) | $69.50 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Ken Patera
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Patera (KEN PATERA 1982 WRESTLING ALL STARS SIGNED ROOKIE CARD - PSA 8 / PSA 10 AUTO) was sold in April 2025 for $1,004.98 while the cheapest item (2016 Leaf Wrestling Signature Series Ken Patera Red Ink Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (8) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $31.98 for an autographed item of Ken Patera. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $145.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2011. In average, an autographed item from Ken Patera is worth $14.00.
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