Personal Life
Weston was married to the former Hope Patrick for 38 years. She died in 1980. He was survived by two daughters, Toby Weston Cone and Barbara Harris, along with four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Throughout his seven decades long career in boxing, he amassed one of the largest collections of boxing memorabilia in the world.
Weston also provided aid to destitute boxers in need of assistance, but he did so under one condition, that the source of the contribution remain anonymous.
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame: Class of 2006.
The PWI Stanley Weston Award for lifetime achievement by a professional wrestling personality was named for him in 2003, having been awarded annually by Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine since 1981.
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