Joe Stecher was born on 4 April 1893 in Dodge, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Stecher-Caddock Wrestling Match (1920). He died on 29 March 1974 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.
Being born and raised on a family farm, he developed tremendous leg strength by having to hold sheep still while being sheared. It was said that with the application of his leg scissors hold he could cause sacks of grain to burst. Story told by former Champion Verne Gagne.