Verne Gagne, 82, is a former wrestling champion. And Helmut R. Gutmann, 97, was a former cancer research scientist.

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 Cities area ...

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.

Late on Monday, the world of wrestling mourned the death of one of its greatest figures: Verne Gagne. The iconic babyface, who died in Minnesota at age 89, began his pro career in 1950 and ...

There was a barn on Verne Gagne's farm near Lake Riley in Eden Prairie. It was that unheated barn where Verne and Billy Robinson would hold a wrestling school, in Gagne's search for new talent for ...

Verne Gagne, as the creator of AWA, was a wrestling legend, but his son, Greg Gagne, struggled when he wasn't working for his dad.

Eric Bischoff said on his podcast 83 Weeks that Verne Gagne understood wrestling psychology better than Vince McMahon.

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 ...

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 ...

Legendary professional wrestler Verne Gagne, whose influence was felt throughout the sport in its early years, died Monday at the age of 89.