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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 ...
- Laverne Clarence Gagne
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- February 26, 1926, Corcoran, Minnesota, U.S.
- April 27, 2015 (aged 89), Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Mar 5, 2009 · Former pro wrestler Verne Gagne once shared the spotlight with guys with names like Killer Kowalski, Mad Dog Vachon and Baron Von Raschke. All of that seemed well in the past until just weeks ago.
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May 1, 2015 · A saloonkeeper’s son, LaVerne Clarence Gagne was born on Feb. 26, 1926, in Corcoran, Minn., near Minneapolis, and reared on a farm there. His mother died when he was 11; three years later ...
Apr 27, 2015 · WWE pays tribute to Verne Gagne, a legendary wrestler and promoter who won 10 AWA World Heavyweight Championships and trained many future Superstars. Learn more about his life, career and legacy in this web page.
Apr 28, 2015 · Verne Gagne, the founder and promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and one of the most important figures in professional wrestling history, passed away on Monday night at the age of 89. He was a 10-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and a Hall of Famer in three Halls of Fame. He also had a long and controversial history with Vince McMahon Jr. and his World Wrestling Federation.
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Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne (February 26, 1926–April 27, 2015) was a former American professional wrestler, football player, pro wrestling trainer, and wrestling promoter. Gagne was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion throughout the Midwest and Manitoba, Canada for many years. He ...
Apr 28, 2015 · He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter’s home in the Twin Cities area, according to longtime friend Gene Okerlund, a pro wrestling announcer who was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame with Gagne in 2006. Gagne had Alzheimer’s disease. “Verne was one of the pioneers,” said Okerlund, 72.
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