Harley Race is one of the foremost legends of professional wrestling.He is an 8-time NWA Heavyweight Champion and has held numerous othertitles over his career that has spanned four decades.

Harley won his first NWA World Title in Kansas City in 1973 when hedefeated Dory Funk Jr. Harley feels that this was the best match of hiswhole career as Funk had held the title for more that four years, sowinning it made the moment all the more special.

In addition to bloody rivalries with both Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk,Harley has worked great programs with other wrestling legends as DustyRhodes, Bruiser Brody, Dick the Bruiser and Ric Flair. Like how Harleyhad wrestled long time champion Dory Funk Jr. to his first heavyweighttitle, it was Ric Flair who defeated long time champion Harley to winhis first heavyweight title.

Race reportedly has wrestled in every country in the world, with theexceptions of Russia and Communist China. Race is particularly reveredin Japan, having made over 60 trips there during his career.

Towards the end of his in-ring wrestling career, Harley went to workfor the WWF (now WWE) and became know as "The King" Harley Race. Harleyfeuded with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Hulk Hogan, but one of his mostmemorable matches as against the late Junk Yard Dog at Wrestlemania IIIin front of over 90,000 people. Harley also once won one of the WWF'sfirst King of the Ring tournaments. During his time in the WWF, Harleywas managed by "The Brain" Bobby Heenan.

Harley left the WWF and went back to the NWA, which was now known asWCW. He had retired from the ring and had now begun managing. Hemanaged the Kolassal Kongs, The Super Invader, Yoshi Kwan, Vinnie Vegas(Kevin Nash), Mr. Hughes and he managed both Lex Luger and Big VanVader to the WCW World Heavyweight championship.

In 1994, Harley retired from the ring, and came back home to KansasCity. In the summer of 1999, Harley Race founded World LeagueWrestling. Harley was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 13,2004 and to the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame on May 15,2004.