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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.
- Monta Rae (divorced)
- Edward McDaniel, June 19, 1938, Bernice, Louisiana, U.S.
- University of Oklahoma
- April 18, 2002 (aged 63), Houston, Texas, U.S.
Wahoo McDaniel – The Chief, Celebrated He was a first-time balloter in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, PWI Magazine’s Most Popular Wrestler, in 1976. Wahoo McDaniel was inducted in 1995 into NWA/WCW’s Hall Of Fame at Slamboree. He held the NWF World Tag Titles with Chief White Owl.
1996. 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.
Feb 16, 2020 · During a time of territorial wrestling, few performers won as many titles or were as successful at the top of the card as “Chief” Wahoo McDaniel. 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.
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.
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.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Inductee. BIOGRAPHY. Whether in the ring or on the gridiron, few athletes have ever matched the sheer toughness of “Chief” Wahoo McDaniel.
