Matsunobori Shigeo

Matsunobori Shigeo was a former sumo wrestler from Chiba Prefecture whose highest rank reached was ozeki. He made his professional debut in January 1941 and initially had a different shikona. His career record was 469 wins, 442 losses, and 29 absences over 72 tournaments. Of those, he competed in 49 tournaments in makuuchi with 358 wins, 353 losses, and 24 absences, and received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) twice, the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once, and two kinboshi. His height was 172 cm and his weight was 154 kg. He retired in November 1961, and his last stable as an active wrestler was Oyama stable. He was born on 20 July 1924 and died on 21 April 1986 at the age of 61.