| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Harrington[1] (1959-08-26)August 26, 1959 (age 66)[2] Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Gary Young Gorgeous Gary Young Super Zodiac Texas Ranger Gary Harrington Gary Starr |
| Billed height | 6"2 |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Trained by | Joe Pizza |
| Debut | 1977 |
| Retired | 1998 |
David Harrington is an American retiredprofessional wrestler under thering nameGary Young. Best known for his time withWorld Class Championship Wrestling,Continental Wrestling Association,UWF Mid-South,United States Wrestling Association, andGlobal Wrestling Federation.[3] He also worked in other Texas promotions.
Young went to high school withGino Hernandez, who later teamed together.[4]
Young made his professional wrestling debut in 1977 in St. Louis. In 1980, Young made his debut forWorld Class Championship Wrestling and won theNWA American Tag Team Championship with his fellow schoolmate Gino Hernandez.
In 1986, Young made his debut forBill Watts'UWF Mid-South.
In 1988, he made his debut in Memphis forContinental Wrestling Association as part of theStud Stable. He won theCWA Tag Team Championship four times. Twice withMaxx Payne, once withDon Bass, and once withCactus Jack.[5][6] He and Jack lost in a loser leaves town match toJimmy Golden andRobert Fuller.
Also in 1988, Young returned to World Class and won theNWA American Heavyweight Championship in March 1989 defeatingBrickhouse Brown. A month later he dropped the title toEric Embry. Young disguised himself as the Super Zodiac defeating Embry for the title on May 19, 1989, but a week later dropped it back to Embry. World Class would becomeUnited States Wrestling Association and move to Memphis. Young would stay with USWA until 1991.
In 1991, a new promotion in Texas calledGlobal Wrestling Federation started up and Young made his debut there. He worked with GWF until the promotion folded in September 1994.
Young wrestled in independent Texas promotions until retiring in 1998.
Young manages aChili's restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas.[7]