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MINNEAPOLIS — Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling’s most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89.Gagne died Monday at his daughter’s home in the Twin Ci… ...
Before he became a legend as a pro wrestler, entrepreneur, trainer and empire builder, Verne Gagne was already an amateur sports legend in Minnesota. This is not necessarily news. Gagne, the 16 ...
Pro wrestling legend Verne Gagne died on Monday at the age of 89 in Minnesota. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He was drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears in 1947, but owner George ...
It was that unheated barn where Verne and Billy Robinson would hold a wrestling school, in Gagne's search for new talent for his American Wrestling Association. Gagne's son Greg was in the group ...
A wrestling legend who never forgot his Minnesota roots is dead at 89. Verne Gagne spent some of his wrestling days taking it to Jesse Ventura. Gagne was from Corcoran. His wresting career spanned ...
Legendary professional wrestler Verne Gagne, whose influence was felt throughout the sport in its early years, died Monday at the age of 89. Pioneering professional wrestler Verne Gagne died on ...
Verne Gagne, 82, is a former wrestling champion who has attained folk legend status in Minnesota. And Helmut R. Gutmann, 97, was a former cancer researcher who came to this country after fleeing ...
Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling’s most celebrated performers and promoters, died April 27 at his daughter’s home in the Twin Cities area. He was 89. The cause was Alzheimer’s ...
Had the siren call of the squared circle not pulled Verne Gagne away from the NFL, pro wrestling history would be missing one of its all-time greats. On April 27, Gagne died at age 89. He leaves ...
On the latest episode of the 83 Weeks Podcast, Eric Bischoff talked about one of his mentors in the wrestling business, former AWA owner Verne Gagne.Gagne took Bischoff under his wing during his ...
Greg Gagne was an okay wrestler, but with his bland look you can argue that he was only successful in the AWA because he was Verne Gagne's son. As a wrestler, he didn't succeed anywhere else.