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Verne Gagne

1926 - 2015

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Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne ( GAHN-yay; February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015) 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 years. He remained in this position until 1991, when the company folded. As an amateur wrestler, Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the U.S. freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Verne Gagne is the 268th most popular wrestler (down from 195th in 2019), the 9,535th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,078th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Verne Gagne ranks 268 out of 1,027. Before him are Robert Pearce, Imre Hódos, Booker T, Stephanie McMahon, Gregory Helms, and Vasile Andrei. After him are Jeff Hardy, Eric Bischoff, Sergei Beloglazov, László Réczi, Naomi, and Mohamed Ali Rashwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Verne Gagne ranks 438. Before him are Raaj Kumar, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Happy Rockefeller, Rino Ferrario, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, and Walter Lassally. After him are Nikos Koundouros, Lino Aldani, Milo O'Shea, Helmut Rix, Danny Blanchflower, and Adriano Directo Emperado. Among people deceased in 2015, Verne Gagne ranks 404. Before him are Stephan Beckenbauer, Gregory Walcott, Bruno Visintin, Happy Rockefeller, Richard Dysart, and David Canary. After him are Jerry Weintraub, Miroslav Poljak, John Trudell, Andy White, Haskell Wexler, and Maria Golubnichaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Verne Gagne ranks 9,537 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Buck (1946), Steve Forbes (1947), Marjorie Gestring (1922), Dana Ashbrook (1967), Rex Linn (1956), and Matt Stone (1971). After him are Micky Dolenz (1945), Liz Torres (1947), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), David Buss (1953), Alan Oppenheimer (1930), and Irwin I. Shapiro (1929).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Verne Gagne ranks 111. Before him are Paul Bearer (1954), Nikki Bella (1983), Robert Pearce (1908), Booker T (1965), Stephanie McMahon (1976), and Gregory Helms (1974). After him are Jeff Hardy (1977), Eric Bischoff (1955), Naomi (1987), Luke Gallows (1983), Mark Henry (1971), and Sin Cara (1977).

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