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Lenny Montana


Title History

  • New Jersey Tag Team titles (as Zebra Kid) w/Golden Terror defeating Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro (April 4, 1953);
  • NWA Heart of America (Central States) Heavyweight title defeating Dave Sims (October 1, 1953);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles (as Len Crosby) w/Gene Kelly (aka Gene Kiniski) defeating Herb Freeman & Ray Gunkel (September 18, 1956);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles (as Len Crosby) w/Joe Christie defeating ????????? (June ??, 1960):
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Hard Boiled Haggerty defeating Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills (October 4, 1960);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Gypsy Joe defeating “Grizzly” Jake Smith & Luke Brown (November 23, 1962);
  • NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Tyler defeating Karl & Kurt Von Brauner (October ??, 1963);
  • NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Tyler defeating ?????????? (April ??, 1963);
  • NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Tyler defeating Chief Little Eagle & Dick Steinborn (June ??, 1963);

 

Career Highlights

  • Lenny Montana was most famous for playing the role of ‘Luca Brasi’ in The Godfather..
  • May 12, 1992: Lenny Montana passed away as a result of a Heart Attack in Vierri, Italy..
Updated: November 6, 2023 @ 4:18 pm

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Birthday

March 13, 1926

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Gender

Male

Height

6'6"

Weight

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Sonny Myers
Dave Simms
Lu Kimm
Jim Wright
Don Eagle
Stan Kowalski
Tiny Mills
Roy McClarity
Abe Stein
Sailor Simms
Andre Drapp
Chief Little Eagle
Prince Kalani (Toru Tanaka)
Jack Bence

Status

Living