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Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (November 23, 1928 – April 14, 2010) was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and then became a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion.
Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (23 de noviembre de 1928-14 de abril de 2010 1 ), más conocido como Gene Kiniski, fue un luchador profesional canadiense; es padre de los luchadores Nick Kiniski y Kelly Kiniski. Nació en las afueras de la ciudad de Edmonton, Alberta, Canadá.
Canada’s Greatest Athlete. Big Thunder. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Heavyweight Champion for three years at a time in pre-WWF/WWE/WCW days when the NWA title represented the best professional wrestler in the world.
A top amateur wrestler in Alberta who also played football for the Edmonton Eskimos, Gene began wrestling professionally while at the University of Arizona after being ruled ineligible to join the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.
At a height of six feet five inches and weight close to 280 pounds, Kiniski was one of the biggest stars in wrestling history. He won the NWA world heavyweight title from Lou Thesz on January 6, 1966 , and held it for nearly three years. He was also AWA world champion and Missouri State champ.
4 de dic. de 2019 · On January 7, 1966, Gene Kiniski accomplished the highlight of his career when he won the single most prestigious wrestling title in the world, the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight championship.
7 de oct. de 2021 · But after years of disappointment, repeated efforts to get Canada’s Greatest Athlete his due paid off on Sept. 7, 2021, when the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame announced Gene Kiniski as a member of the hall’s 2021 class of inductees.
