WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Hard Boiled Haggerty Real Name: Don Stansauk Birthday: April 2, 1925 Hometown: Malibu, California Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: 1950 Previous Names: Don Sparrow Don "Hard Boiled" Haggerty King of the Wrestlers -self proclaimed- Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Verne Gagne
NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ray Eckert defeating Larry Moquin & Ron Etchison (April 4, 1950); MWA (Ohio) American Tag Team titles w/Dutch Howlett defeating Lucky Simunovich & Jack Kennedy (June 22, 1950); NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Tom Rice defeating Hans Hermann & Killer Kowalski (September 5, 1951); NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Tom Rice defeating Ron Etchison & Enrique Torres (January 29, 1954); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Stu Gibson defeating Raul Zapata & Larry Chene (June 3, 1955); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Dick Hutton defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (September 20, 1956); AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (October 3, 1956); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Kenji Shibuya defeating Mike & Doc Gallagher (April 22, 1958); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Bill Savage defeating Jerry Gordet & James Blears (January 27, 1960); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Butcher Vachon defeating Herb Freeman & James Blears (April 13, 1960); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Len Montana defeating Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills (October 4, 1960); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Gene Kiniski defeating Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder (July 19, 1961); AWA United States Heavyweight title defeating Gene Kiniski (September ??, 1961); NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Gene Kiniski defeating Mr. Kleen & Billy Watson (March 26, 1962); NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Gene Kiniski defeating Bearcat Wright & Billy Watson (August 7, 1962); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Neff Maivia (February 6, 1964); WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/The Destroyer defeating Ramon & Alberto Torres (July 30, 1964); WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/The Destroyer defeating Mr. Moto & Freddie Blassie (November 3, 1964); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Enrique Torres (February 24, 1965); WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/El Shereef defeating Luis Hernandez & Pedro Morales (October 28, 1966); WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/El Shereef defeating Mark Lewin & Pedro Morales (February ??, 1967);
In The Beginning: Don Stansauk was an ex-pro football player who became an actor after his wrestling days.. ~~~~He appeared in Dirty Harry, Paint Your Wagon, Mickey & Maude and The Muppet Movie.. It was the late (promoter) Wally Karbo, that dubbed Don Stansauk as "Hard Boiled Haggerty".. Hard Boiled Haggerty was a solid main eventer in the upper Midwest and in California and Hawaii.. Hard Boiled Haggerty was a frequent competitor in the WWA promotion in Hawaii.. American Wrestling Association: September 1960: Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Gene Kiniski for the AWA United States Heavyweight title.. October 4, 1960: Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski to win the AWA Tag Team titles.. October 17, 1960: Mister M (Bill Miller) defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty for the AWA United States Heavyweight title.. March 18, 1961: Hard Boiled Haggerty chose Gene Kiniski as his partner after Len Montana broke his leg during their reign as champions.. May 23, 1961: Wilbur Snyder & Leo Nomellini beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski to capture the AWA Tag Team titles.. July 19, 1961: Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder & Leo Nomellini for the AWA World tag team titles.. ~~~Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski split up and had a match to determine who would keep the Tag Team belts.. ~~~Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Gene Kiniski and chose Bob Geigel as his partner.. November 16, 1961: Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel for the AWA Tag Team titles! Retirement: June 20, 2003: Don "Hard Boiled" Haggerty was in a car accident in Los Angeles and suffered a broken neck and other injuries.. January 27, 2004: Don "Hard Boiled Haggerty passed away at the at of 78 at his home in Malibu, California.. "Irish" Pat McClarty used the "Hard Boiled Haggerty" name in California in 1939.. Benny Rosen and Lou Reyhneer also used the "Hard Boiled Haggerty" name during their career.. There was another wrestler named Babe Sharkey who had the similar handle, Hard Boiled HANNIGAN..