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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1929 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Died | August 13, 2005(2005-08-13) (aged 75) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Chris Tolos[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Debut | 1951[1] |
| Retired | 1980 |
Chris Tolos (December 5, 1929 – August 13, 2005) was a Canadianprofessional wrestler.[1]
Chris was the oldest of the three children born on December 5, 1929, toGreek parents, Nicolaos and Evangelia (Evangeline) Tolos, in Hamilton, Ontario where he and his brotherJohn played football, hockey, lacrosse and track, and learned to wrestle. Chris got into professional wrestling viaWee Willie Davis and made his debut in Buffalo around 1951.[1]
Chris debuted as aheel at first, losing preliminary bouts to such performers asJohnny Barend,Sandor Kovacs andDon Beitelman (Curtis), all of whom he would fight many times over the years.[1]
He soon formed a team with his brother John. They held numerous tag titles, including the WWWF U.S. tag titles in 1963, theNWA World Tag Team Championship inFlorida in 1964 and inDetroit that same year, the World and Canadian tag titles inVancouver in 1967 and the Pacific Coast tag belts inCalifornia in 1953.[1]
In 1972, Chris went toLos Angeles and teamed with John asbabyfaces, againstBlack Gordman and Goliath, one of his few stints as a babyface.[1]
In the late 1960s he feuded withIron Mike DiBiase inOmaha, and was a contender for theNWA World title.[1]
Chris Tolos died of cancer on Friday, August 13, 2005.[1] His brother and tag team partner John died in May 2009.[2]
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