Harley Race
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Harley Race was a legendary American professional wrestler and promoter, best known as a multiple-time world champion and one of the toughest competitors of the territorial era.
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional wrestler ⓘ professional wrestling promoter ⓘ |
| billedFrom | Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| billedHeight | 6 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| billedWeight | 245 lb ⓘ |
| birthName | Harley Leland Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
complications from lung cancer
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lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-04-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-08-01 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the toughest professional wrestlers of his era ⓘ |
| employer |
American Wrestling Association
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Central States Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crockett Promotions NERFINISHED ⓘ National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Harley Race Wrestling Academy
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World League Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| givenName | Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
NWA Hall of Fame
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Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ WWE Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear |
2004 (WWE Hall of Fame)
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2004 (Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2006 (Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame) ⓘ |
| height | approximately 185 cm ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
American Wrestling Association
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Central States Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Harley Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nickname |
Handsome Harley Race
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King Harley Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
AWA World Tag Team Champion
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WWF King of the Ring winner ⓘ eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion ⓘ |
| notableMatch | NWA World Heavyweight Championship vs Ric Flair at Starrcade 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Dory Funk Jr.
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Dusty Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Giant Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ric Flair NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTitle |
AWA World Tag Team Championship
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NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA United States Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | multiple-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional wrestler
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professional wrestling promoter ⓘ trainer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Starrcade 1983
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WWF King of the Ring tournaments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Quitman, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Charles, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Beverly Race
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Diane Race NERFINISHED ⓘ Donna Wietrzak NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfWrestling |
brawling
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technical wrestling ⓘ |
| trained |
Curt Hennig
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Kerry Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted DiBiase NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Vader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedBy |
Buddy Austin
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Happy Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Blackburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrestlingEra | territorial era of professional wrestling ⓘ |
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