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person_profile-Verne Gagne

Verne Gagne Died at age: 89

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Verne Gagne

Date of Birth:

Feb 26, 1926

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 27, 2015

Biography of

Verne Gagne

    Verne Gagne was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, actor, tv host and wrestling promoter. He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association (AWA) in US.

    As an amateur wrestler, Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the U.S freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949. Gagne was an 11-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ten times and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship was considered a world championship in Japan.

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Verne Gagne

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Filmography of

Verne Gagne

Found 7 Movies in total

... 1990

... 1987

... 1987

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

Verne Gagne (Appearance) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1986

AWA: WrestleRock '86

Himself ( Actor )

Writer

... 1986

... 1985

AWA Super Sunday

Verne Gagne ( Actor )

Writer

... 1983