WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Tex McKenzie Real Name: Frank H. McKenzie Birthday: July 21, 1930 Hometown: Edmonds, Washington Marital Status: Married to Betty Height & Weight: 6'9" - 280 lbs Trained by: Debut: 1950 Previous Names: Goliath Dakota Mack Finishing Move: The Bulldog Favorite Moves: The Kneelift Notable Feuds: The Beast Eric The Red Kabuki Alexander The Great Crusher Verdue Waldo Von Erich Notable Feuds: Pampero Firpo The Sheik Bull Curry Ernie Ladd Killer Brooks
NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Al & Tiny Mills (January 7, 1954); NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Ilio DiPaolo defeating Al & Tiny Mills (November 2, 1954); (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Ken Kenneth defeating ?????????? (November 9, 1955); NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Mike & Ben Sharpe (September 21, 1957); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (July ??, 1967); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Toru Tanaka (November 15, 1968); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Billy White Wolf defeating Spoiler & Waldo Von Erich (April 25, 1969); NWA Western States Heavyweight title defeating Dory Funk Sr. (November 13, 1969); AWA Midwest Heavyweight title defeating Tarzan Tyler (October 10, 1970); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Red Bastien defeating ??????????? (????, 1974); NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Ken Patera defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (July 22, 1974); NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Johnny Valentine defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (September 23, 1974);
Early 50s: Jack Pfefer launched young Hugh McKenzie's career as "Goliath" in Texas.. Tex McKenzie made significant impressions everywhere he went; Australia, Canada, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Amarillo, Detroit etc.. Tex McKenzie was inducted into the Stampede (Calgary) Wrestling Hall of Fame and Northwest Wrestling Hall of Fame.. Tex McKenzie designed and built a number of private homes in the Northwestern area of the state of Washington.. May 31, 2001: Tex McKenzie passed away at the age of 70.. Tex McKenzie is said to have been stricken with an abdominal aortic aneurysm while on his boat in the waters off Vancouver Island.