WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Dan Kroffat Real Name: Dan Kroffat Birthday: Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6'0 - 240lbs Trained by: Debut: 1963 Previous Names: King Crow (Los Angeles) 'Cowboy' Dan Kroffat 'Dynamite' Dan Kroffat Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds:
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bill Cody defeating Earl Black & Tiger Joe Tomasso (August 11, 1971); NWA (Los Angeles) United National Heavyweight title (as King Krow) defeating Sailor Art Thomas [Tournament] (January ??, 1972); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Tor Kamata (July ??, 1972); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lennie Hurst defeating ?????? (November 10, 1972); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Archie Gouldie (????, 1973); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lennie Hurst defeating Danny Babich & Michel Martel (January 20, 1973); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bill Cody defeating Yasu Fuji & Chatti Yokouchi (July ??, 1973); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Archie Gouldie (August ??, 1973); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Gil Hayes (October 13, 1973); NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Leo Madril defeating Gene Kiniski & Mr. X (April 29, 1974); NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Wayne Bridges defeating Dutch Savage & Gene Kiniski (October 28, 1974); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Archie Gouldie (September 11, 1976); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Tim Brooks (July ??, 1977);
Dan Kroffat was VERY popular in Calgary wrestling for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion.. Dan Kroffat retired after winning back the North American title in Calgary in 1977.. Dan Kroffat was Phil Lafon's inspiration for getting into wrestling - Lafon even used the name "Dan Kroffat" for a while.. Sept 2004: Dan Kroffat, an Alberta rancher, hopes to present a 100,000 signature petition to reopen the US border to Canadian cattle.. ~~~The border was closed in May of 2003 due to a single case of mad cow disease found in an Alberta cow.. August 2005: Alex Baum & Dan Kroffat got at least 155,000 names on their petition through their opentheborder.com web site.. ~~~They held a press conference to celebrate re-opening the United STates border to Canadian cattle..