Larry Cameron
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1952[1] |
| Died | December 13, 1993 (aged 41)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Larry Cameron Lethal Larry Butcher |
| Billed height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 118 kg (260 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Harlem, New York Chicago, Illinois Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Eddie Sharkey[1] Stu Hart[1] Mr. Hito |
| Debut | 1985[1] |
Larry Cameron (November 4, 1952 – December 13, 1993) was an American professional football player and wrestler.
Football career
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Alcorn State |
| NFL draft | 1974: 12 / Pick 301st round |
| Career history | |
| 1975 | BC Lions |
| 1975–1977 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Larry Cameron was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi. He played football in high school and then in college at Alcorn A&M for the Alcorn A&M Braves. A linebacker, he was chosen #301 in the 1974 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. After being cut by the Broncos, he played with the BC Lions and Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. In 1975 and 1976 he was an all-star and won the Grey Cup with Ottawa. His football career would be cut short due to injuries.[1]
Wrestling career
[edit | edit source]After leaving football, Cameron developed an interest in bodybuilding and became Mr. Minnesota and Northern States Bodybuilding champion. After meeting Eddie Sharkey he briefly appeared for Verne Gagne and the American Wrestling Association. Later he trained with Stu Hart in Calgary alongside Brian Pillman.[1] Cameron made his Stampede Wrestling debut in 1985 billed as "Lethal" Larry Cameron, a strongman with a bad attitude. He won his first championship in September 1987, when he won Pro Wrestling America's Heavyweight Championship, defeating Ricky Rice.[2]
In 1988, he worked a few shows for the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association. In April 1989, he defeated Davey Boy Smith to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship.[1] He returned to the AWA in 1990, after Stampede shut down the year prior. He also wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In 1990 he also worked for World Championship Wrestling where he was managed by Teddy Long and tag-teamed with Butch Reed in a feud with Ric Flair and Arn Anderson.[1][2]
After a tryout with the World Wrestling Federation, he toured Austria where he met Otto Wanz. Wanz hired Cameron to appear in his promotion, Catch Wrestling Association, in September 1991. He won the CWA World Tag Team Championship with his partner Mad Bull Buster in July 1992. The two held the titles for 53 weeks before losing them to Dave Taylor and Mile Zrno. In April 1993, he wrestled one show in the United States for an NWA territory in Minnesota. That October, he and Mad Bull Buster regained the CWA Tag Team titles.[1][2]
Death
[edit | edit source]On December 13, 1993, during a match with Tony St. Clair in Bremen, Germany, Cameron suffered a heart attack and died, aged 41 years.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit | edit source]- Catch Wrestling Association
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
- Pro Wrestling America
- PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1][2]
- Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)[6]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of premature professional wrestling deaths
- List of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers
References
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External links
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- 1952 births
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- 20th-century American male actors
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- Alcorn State Braves football players
- American male professional wrestlers
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- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Players of American football from Chicago
- Professional wrestling deaths
- Sport deaths in Germany
- Sportspeople from Chicago
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- Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Champions
- Professional wrestlers from Mississippi
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