Tolos was born on April 5, 1931, in Hamilton, Ontario toGreek parents, Nicolaos and Evangelia (Evangeline) Tolos. During the 1950s and 60s, he was part of The Canadian Wrecking Crew with his brotherChris Tolos. On December 28, 1963, they captured theWWWF United States Tag Team Championship inTeaneck, New Jersey in two straight falls fromGorilla Monsoon andKiller Kowalski. While both teams were heels at the time, the Tolos Brothers did a television interview prior to the title match, "looking forward" to seeing all of their fans in Teaneck. That night, they were cheered throughout. As a vicious heel known as the "Golden Greek", Tolos also engaged in a long time rivalry with"Classy" Freddie Blassie in theLeBell family'sWorld Wrestling Association, often feuding over theAmericas Championship.[4] Tolos had a run in Herb Abrams'Universal Wrestling Federation from 1990 to mid-1991, managingCowboy Bob Orton,Cactus Jack and The Power Twins as well as serving as color commentator on the UWF'sFury Hour program.
Tolos joined theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) for a brief stint in early-1991 as Coach (a classiccoach, complete with a whistle), managingThe Beverly Brothers and"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, replacing Hennig's former managerBobby "The Brain" Heenan, who was then moving into a full-time broadcaster's role.[5] When a back injury sidelined Hennig for more than a year, Tolos was replaced byThe Genius as The Beverly Brothers' manager and departed the WWF. Tolos would return to Abrams' UWF as color commentator from 1992 through the promotion's final show in 1994. He also managedCowboy Bob Orton, The Power Twins andCactus Jack.
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