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Laverne Clarence Gagne [2] (February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015) [3] was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer and wrestling promoter. He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association (AWA), the predominant promotion throughout the Midwest and Manitoba for many ...
Mar 5, 2009 · In the 1990s, Hennepin County took Verne Gagne's 58 acres and home on Lake Minnetonka for a park, paying him only a fraction of what the family thought it was worth, Greg Gagne said.
Feb 19, 2009 · Verne Gagne, 82, is a former wrestling champion who has attained folk legend status in Minnesota. And Helmut R. Gutmann, 97, was a former cancer researcher who came to this country...
Apr 28, 2015 · The announcement late Monday night by Gene Okerlund that Laverne "Verne" Gagne, the founder of the American Wrestling Association and a Hall of Famer by any description, had passed away closed the final chapter on the glory era of professional wrestling in Minnesota.
Nick Bockwinkel vs Otto Wanz. May 10 1981, St. Paul Minnesota. AWA World Heavyweight Championship match. Verne Gagne's (1st) retirement match. Pre match interviews with Gagne and Bockwnkel ...
Apr 28, 2015 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling's most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89.
May 18, 2012 · With an in-ring career spanning 32 years, Verne Gagne is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He holds the record for most combined reigns as world champion, and has...
Lou Thesz vs. Verne Gagne. Lou Thesz (Aloysius Martin Thesz) faces Verne Gagne (LaVerne Clarence Gagne) in a Best 2 of 3 falls match with a 30 minute time limit. Chicago International...
Mar 5, 2009 · Ex-pro wrestler Vern Gagne accused in nursing home death. During his glory days as a pro wrestler, Verne Gagne shared the spotlight with other burly men in trunks, guys with names like Killer...
Sep 7, 2010 · Big Ten wrestling champion four times (1944, 1947, 1948 and 1949); NCAA wrestling champion in l948 and l949; Member of the U.S. Olympic team in l948; AAU wrestling champion in l949; NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Leo Newman (December 16, 1949); NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Miguel Guzman (September 8, 1950); NWA world Junior ...
