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WRESTLER PROFILES



[Yukon Eric Gallery]
Wrestler: Yukon Eric
Real Name: Eric Holmbeck
Birthday: April 22, 1916
Hometown: From: Monroe, Washington
Billed from: Fairbank, Alaska
Marital Status: Divorced w/3 Children
Height & Weight: 6'1" - 275 to 300 lbs
Trained by: Man Mountain Dean
Debut: January 22, 1942
Previous Names: Eric "The Chest" Holmbeck
Finishing Move: The Shoulder Backbreaker
Favorite Moves: The (Up side down) Bearhug
Notable Feuds: Killer Kowalski

  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Sonny Myers (January 30, 1948);
  • (Montreal) World Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (February 15, 1950);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Fritz Von Erich & Gene Kiniski (February 13, 1958);
  • NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating John & Chris Tolos (December 28, 1961);

  • January 16, 1965: Eric Holmbeck committed suicide in the parking lot of a church after his wife left him and took their three children..


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