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  1. Wahoo McDaniel. Edward Hugh McDaniel [3] (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American [4] 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. McDaniel was a major star in the American Wrestling ...

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  2. www.wwe.com › superstars › wahoo-mcdanielWahoo McDaniel | WWE

    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.

  3. 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 ...

  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. McDaniel was a major star in prominent National Wrestling Alliance affiliated promotions such as Championship ...

  5. 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.

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  7. 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 the ...

  8. Nov 4, 2022 · 4 “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. There, he continued his rivalry from Texas with Johnny Valentine, putting on intense matches for the Mid-Atlantic Championship__.

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