Draft:Haystacks Muldoon
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| Haystacks Muldoon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward J. Touhey Jr |
| Born | August 3, 1929 Howard Beach, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1973 (aged 43)[1] Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Haystacks Muldoon Ozark Mountaineer |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 475 lb (215 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Debut | 1960 |
| Retired | 1968 |
Edward J. Touhey Jr (1929–1973) was an American professional wrestler who competed throughout the United States and Canada as Haystacks Muldoon.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Discovered by promoter Jack Pfiefer.[citation needed] He made his wrestling debut in 1960 in New York City for Capitol Wrestling Corporation. Later that year he worked in Boston for Tony Santos' Big Time Wrestling. Then in 1961, he worked in Texas and Toronto. In 1962, he fought against AWA World Heavyweight Champion Don Leo Jonathan in Detroit where Jonathan retained the title.
In 1965, he worked in Florida as The Great Muldoon.
In 1968 he worked for both NWA Tri-State and Jim Crockett Promotions. Later in his career he worked in Tennessee and Buffalo until he retired from wrestling in 1972.
Personal life
[edit]While Muldoon was working for the US military, on May 3, 1949, Muldoon beat up seven Russian officers in the lobby of the hotel they stayed at in Vienna, Austria. Muldoon was then dragged away by twelve American military policemen and an Army doctor. Muldoon claimed that he was drunk leaving a bar and got on the wrong streetcar and fell asleep. When he woke up he knew in the international zone and got off.[1]
Muldoon died on May 1, 1973 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 43 years old.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Santos, Cory (14 July 2024). "Haystacks Muldoon: Good ol' Boy Gone Bad". SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Haystacks Muldoon « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]General
- "Unknown". Indianapolis Times. Indianapolis, Indiana. May 4, 1949. p. 20.
- "GI Who Beat Russian Officers Gets 6 Months". New York Times. New York City, New York. July 4, 1949. p. 214.