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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. McDaniel was a major star in prominent National Wrestling Alliance affiliated promotions such as Championship ...
Wahoo McDaniel: Bio Whether in the ring or on the gridiron, few athletes have ever matched the sheer toughness of “Chief” Wahoo McDaniel. The Native American Superstar, a proud member of the Choctaw-Chickasaw tribe, lettered in football and wrestling at the University of Oklahoma before turning pro in the American Football League.
Feb 16, 2020 · Wahoo McDaniel was voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1976) and he was honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club in 1996. Additionally, he is a member of the WCW Hall of Fame (1995), the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (2002), the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (2010), the NWA Hall of ...
Apr 17, 2020 · McDaniel, who was born in Bernice, Oklahoma, but raised in Midland, Texas, died in 2002 at age 63. “He was a wild, crazy Indian,” said his daughter, Nicky Rowe. “He was bigger than life. He was just amazing.”. McDaniel, whose real name was Ed, was a linebacker who returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown against Iowa State in 1958.
Eventually forgoing football in favor of a full-time wrestling career that lasted until 1989, McDaniel became a top rival of WWE Hall of Famers such as Ric Flair, Harley Race and the Funk brothers ...
Dec 29, 2021 · The stories of Wahoo McDaniel could easily fill a book, and now, thanks to his wife Karen, they have. From his little league days, when he played for future president George H. W. Bush; to the rebellious spirit of the AFL gridiron; to his glory days when he battled Ric Flair; these are the unbelievable tales of Chief Wahoo.
- Karen McDaniel, John Cosper
Apr 19, 2002 · Memorial services for McDaniel are set for 2 p.m. April 27, in Pipkin Funeral Home Chapel in Midland. His body was cremated, Mrs. White said, and noted McDaniel's "ashes will be scattered over ...
