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  1. Edward Hugh McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American professional football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times.

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    • Decorated NWA & WCW Champion. When he wasn’t wrestling in the AWA, Wahoo McDaniel was a staple of the National Wrestling Alliance, and wrestled all over the NWA territories.
    • The Origin Of “Wahoo” Fans may be wondering just what the story is behind “Wahoo.” Born Ed McDaniel, the legendary wrestler actually got his name from his father, who was an avid fisherman and was nicknamed “Big Wahoo,” after the wahoo fish.
    • The “Table Leg” Match. In the 1970s, Wahoo McDaniel also had a big rivalry going on with fellow legendary chopper Ric Flair for the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title, a feud that also resulted in an infamous moment.
    • “I Broke Wahoo’s Leg” Wahoo McDaniel left football to focus on pro wrestling in 1969, and in 1974 moved from the Texas territory__ to Jim Crockett Promotions, which would later become WCW in the late 1980s.
  2. Apr 25, 2002 · Wahoo McDaniel, who capitalized on his American Indian heritage as a football player and then a professional wrestler, died last Thursday at a hospital in Houston. He was 63. McDaniel was on...

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    Learn about the life and career of Wahoo McDaniel, a Native American wrestler and football player who competed in the AFL and NWA. See his bio, highlights, videos, photos and more on WWE's official website.

  4. Edward " Wahoo " McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times.

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  7. Learn about Wahoo McDaniel, a Native American wrestler and football player who competed in the AFL and WWE. He was a five-time NWA United States Champion and a WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Inductee.

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