about 10 hours after the surgery he passed away." He was cremated and had his ashes scattered on Mount Charleston, Nevada in April 2007. Championships and accomplishments American Wrestling Association AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times) AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Mike DiBiase (1) and Maurice Vachon (2) Nebraska Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Cauliflower Alley Club Family Award (2005) – with Barry Orton and Bob Orton Jr. Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) – with Buddy Austin NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (1 time) Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dennis Hall (1), Hiro Matsuda (1), and Bob Orton Jr. (1) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (6 times) NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Eddie Graham Mid-South Sports NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) NWA Big Time Wrestling NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lord Alfred Hayes NWA Western States Sports NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time) St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Worldwide Wrestling Associates WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Wild Red Berry References 1929 births 2006 deaths American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Kansas Sportspeople from Kansas City, Kansas Stampede Wrestling alumni 20th-century professional wrestlers NWA Florida Tag Team Champions NWA Southern Heavyweight Champions (Florida version) NWA World Tag Team Champions (Florida version)