| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Galton W. Young (1951-07-24)July 24, 1951 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 2010(2010-12-03) (aged 59) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Skip Young Super Bad Sweet Brown Sugar |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Debut | 1975 |
| Retired | 1997 |
Galton W. Young, better known asSkip Young andSweet Brown Sugar (July 24, 1951 – December 3, 2010)[1] was an American professional wrestler who competed on the Southeastern regional promotions during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s inFlorida Championship Wrestling,World Class Championship Wrestling and theNational Wrestling Alliance.
After making his debut in Florida Championship Wrestling, Skip Young originally wrestled as themasked "Sweet Brown Sugar" winning theNWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship three times between 1979 and 1982.[2] He also formed a successful tag team withButch Reed in the Florida region winning the NWA North American Tag Team titles in April 1982.[2]
During the early 1980s, he also toured Japan most notably facingGenichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara in a tag team match withThe Destroyer inTokyo, Japan, on January 3, 1982.
Skip Young had a couple of runs in Puerto Rico with theWorld Wrestling Council, he went to the ring wearing a hat of a Puerto Rican flag. On many interviews Skip Young said he loved the Puerto Rican culture.
After leaving the Florida region in 1984, Young began wrestling unmasked in the Texas-area where he began teaming with"Pistol" Pez Whatley and feuded with the PYT Express[3] although he would later win the WCWA Tag Team titles with"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas in 1987.[2]
Young retired from wrestling in 1997.
Young died on December 3, 2010, at 59.
