of the NWA, his first term lasting until 1980. During this term he strongly supported Harley Race, a part-owner of Heart of America, as NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Geigel and Race bought out Sam Muchnick's portion of the St. Louis Wrestling Club, a cornerstone territory of the NWA. Geigel served a second and third term as NWA President from 1982 to 1985 and 1986 to 1987. He retired from promoting wrestling in 1988. Geigel sold Heart of America Sports Attractions to Jim Crockett Jr. in September 1986. He repurchased the promotion in February 1987 but closed it in 1988. Personal life Geigel owned a bar in Kansas City called The Tender Trap. Geigel worked security at The Woodlands racetrack in Kansas City, Kansas after retiring from wrestling, until suffering a broken hip in early 2014. Geigel met his wife Vera at the University of Iowa, and they were married for more than 65 years. They had three daughters. Death He suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Geigel died on October 30, 2014, in a nursing home in Kansas City. Championships and accomplishments American Wrestling Association AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bob "The Viking" Morse. AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Hard Boiled Haggerty (1), Otto von Krupp (1), and Stan "Krusher" Kowalski (1) AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Bill Miller Cauliflower Alley Club Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (6 times) NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (9 times) – with Bob Brown (5), Bill Miller (1), Bob "The Viking" Morse (1), The Stomper (1), and Rufus R. Jones (1) NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (2 times) NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (4 times) – with Rufus R. Jones (2), Akio Sato (1), and Pat O'Connor (1) George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2002 Western States Sports NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time) NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Dory Funk (2), Mike Gallagher (1), and Boris Kalmikoff (1) NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (2 times) - with Dory Funk See also Heart of America Sports Attractions References External links 1924 births 2014 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers People from Algona, Iowa Professional