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Nick Kozak


Title History

 

  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Kurt Von Himmler (January 10, 1958);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Al Kashey defeating Kurt Von Himmler & Kurt Von Poppenheim (March 29, 1959);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating ?????????? (July 10, 1959);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Jerry Kozak defeating Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe (September 2, 1959);
  • NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Jerry Gordet defeating Butcher Vachon & Hard Boiled Haggerty (May 11, 1960);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Herb Freeman defeating Shag Thomas & Tony Borne (December 1, 1960);
  • NWA (Gulf Coast) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jerry Kozak defeating Mysterious Medics (June 14, 1961);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Jerry Kozak defeating Jim & Jack Dalton (June 8, 1962);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Jerry Kozak defeating Rock Hunter & Rip Hawk (March 21, 1963);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Nick Bockwinkel defeating Art Michalik & The Destroyer (March 18, 1964);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Nick Bockwinkel defeating Art Michalik & The Destroyer (April 22, 1964);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Dick Steinborn defeating Billy & Bad Boy Hines (August 27, 1965);
  • NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (January 5, 1966);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Dory Dixon defeating Zebra Kid & Louie Tillet [Tournament] (July 11, 1966);
  • NWA Georgia Heavyweight title defeating El Mongol (March 17, 1967);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Danny Miller defeating The Medics (June 8, 1967);
  • NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (September 23, 1968);
  • NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Jerry Kozak defeating The Gladiator & Mr. Wrestling (aka Gordon Nelson) (1970);
  • NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Moose Morowski defeating Rikki Starr & Alfred Hayes (November ??, 1972);
  • NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Alfred Hayes defeating Kurt Von Steiger & Cyclone Negro (December ??, 1972);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Ken Lucas defeating Bounty Hunters (August 1, 1975);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight title [Awarded] (September 23, 1975);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Nick Kozak wrestled amateur in his native city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada..
  • Nick Kozak wrestled in Portland, Oregon before moving to Houston, Texas where he pretty much settled down..
  • Nick Kozak is best remembered from his tag team partnership with his brother Jerry Kozak..
  • Nick Kozak once owned a a wrecker service with Joe Mercer..
  • Nick Kozak now works at Hank’s Gym in Houston and still surfs when the weather permits (aged 69!)..

 

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Hometown

Originally: Vancouver, BC
Houston, Texas

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Finishing Move(s)

The Airplane Spin

Favorite Move(s)

The Flying Dropkick
The Backflip
The Cradle

Notable Feuds

The Zebra Kid (1959)
Black Gordman
Great Goliath
Butcher Brower
The Spartan
Shoudlers Newman
Butcher Vachon

Status