Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was anAmerican retiredprofessional wrestler. He was best known for wrestling for theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA),American Wrestling Association (AWA),World Wrestling Federation (WWF), andWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW).
He was one of only six people to be inducted into each of theWWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
On March 1, 2019, Race's close friendRic Flair announced that Race was diagnosed with terminallung cancer.[1] Hedied five months later on August 1 from the disease inSt. Charles, Missouri, aged 76.[2]
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- All Star Pro-Wrestling (New Zealand)
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[4]
- American Wrestling Association
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2006)
- Central States Wrestling
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (nine times)[7]
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (one time) (with Roger Kirby)[8]
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[4]
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- Continental Wrestling Association
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (two times)[12]
- Eastern Sports Association
- IW North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)[13]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (one time)[14]
- NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Buddy Colt)[15]
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[4]
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[4]
- Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)[17]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Match of the Year (1973) (vs.Dory Funk, Jr. on May 24)
- PWI Match of the Year (1979) (vs.Dusty Rhodes on August 21)
- PWI Match of the Year (1983) (vs.Ric Flair on June 10)
- PWI Stanley Weston Award (2006)
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1979)
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1983)
- He was ranked#8 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- St. Louis Wrestling Club
- NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (seven times)[19]
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[4]
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)[20]
- Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame[21]
- St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- (Class of 2007)
- Tokyo Sports
- World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1994)[24]
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[25]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (one time)[26]
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Wrestler of the Year (1980, 1981)
- Match of the Year (1983) (vs. Ric Flair atStarrcade)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
1Even though the championship was almost always used and defended in the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling promotion, there were some times where it was won and defended through agreements with other wrestling promotions. Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final while wrestling on a card for Championship Wrestling from Florida
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