Hudson People: Tony Santana -The Wrestler in White
By Sally Deering
 He was known as “Dr. Santana†because he always wore white when he entered the ring. Long retired from wrestling, Tony Santana still dresses in his signature ‘whites’ when he’s out and about in his Jersey City neighborhood.Â
 Born in Puerto Rico, Santana came to Jersey City when he was 13 and went to work at the Eisen Bros. button company in Manhattan’s garment district. (Being tall and burly, Santana passed for 18 to get the job.) He worked there 30 years, starting first in delivery and moving his way up to manager.  He work ed at Liz Claiborne in Jersey City and owned his own button company at 111 First Street. After five years of being his own boss, Santana turned to bartending at Rolon’s Keyhole Bar on Bay Street, retiring in 2010.
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 He was known as “Dr. Santana†because he always wore white when he entered the ring. Long retired from wrestling, Tony Santana still dresses in his signature ‘whites’ when he’s out and about in his Jersey City neighborhood. 
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