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Luther Lindsay

Title History

  • NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Bobby Burns defeating ??????? (January 10, 1954);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Jack Claybourne defeating Pat Fraley & Tosh Togo (September 28, 1954);
  • Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Oattem Fisher defeating John Foti & Don Kindred (April 15, 1960);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Mike DiBiase (May 26, 1961);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Bing Ki Lee defeating Tito Kopa & Bill Savage (June 10, 1961);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Herb Freeman defeating Dan Manoukian & Shag Thomas (August 10, 1961);
  • AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Ricky Waldo defeating Toyonobori & Rikidozan (Febuary 3, 1962);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Kurt Von Poppenheim & Fritz Von Goering (July 21, 1962);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Goering (August 24, 1962);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Mad Dog Vachon & Fritz Von Goering (December 9, 1962);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Soldat Gorky & Ivan Kameroff (July 24, 1963);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Art Michalik & The Destroyer (January 15, 1964);
  • NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (June ??, 1964);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Pepper Martin defeating The Hangman & Pat Patterson (October 26, 1964);
  • NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Bearcat Wright defeating Enrique & Alberto Torres (July 28, 1965);
  • NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (September 29, 1965);
  • NWA (Calgary) Canadian Heavyweight title defeating Stan Stasiak (????, 1967);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Tony Borne (June 2, 1967);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Beauregard (November 30, 1968);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Karl & Kurt Von Steiger (Febuary 15, 1969);

Career Highlights

  • September 25, 1961: Nicoli Volkoff defeated Luther Lindsay for the NWA Pacific Northwest title!
  • February 21, 1972: Luther Lindsey (48) died of a heart attack in the ring while pinning his opponent..
  • ~~~The referee tapped him to tell him to get off and he was dead on top the guy he pinned..

 

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Trained By

Stu Hart

Debut

c. 1951

Birthday

December 30, 1924 - February 21, 1972

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Gender

Male

Height

6'4'' (1.93 m)

Weight

235 lbs (107 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Airplane Spin

Favorite Move(s)

Cradle Pinfall

Notable Feuds

Fritz Von Goering
Mad Dog Vachon
Mike DeBiase
Beauregaurde
Moondog Mayne
Tito Copa
Tommy Martinez
Tony Borne
Soldat Gorky

Status

Living