Wahoo McDaniel

Edward Wahoo McDaniel (June 19, 1938 in Bernie, Louisiana – April 18, 2002 in Houston, Texas) a Native American who was a professional American football player turned professional wrestler.

Profile

• Height: 5'11"
• Weight: 250 lbs.
• Birthday: June 19, 1938
• Hometown: Midland, Texas
• Trainer: Dory Funk
• Previous Managers: Jimmy Hart

Football Career

He played linebacker for the American Football League's Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins. Wahoo McDaniel is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.

Wrestling Career

Wahoo McDaniel is a legend in pro wrestling who wrestled in various NWA regions and also in the AWA. He had many great matches against Nature Boy Ric Flair, Greg the Hammer Valentine, and Tully Blanchard.

He formed successful tag teams with Jose Lothario, Ron Garvin, Billy Jack Haynes, Mark Youngblood and Tully Blanchard as the "Awesome Twosome".

Wahoo is considered to be one of the true tough guys in professional wrestling.

He wrestled as a heel and as a face. He was good at both and always had the fans behind him or against him, never in between.

Championships/Accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

• 5-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion
• 5-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Jose Lothario twice, Mark Youngblood twice and Rufus R. Jones once)
• 4-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time NWA National Heavyweight Champion

Florida Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Florida Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Florida Television Champion
• 1-Time Florida United States Tag Team Champion (with Billy Jack Haynes)

Georgia Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time Georgia Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Georgia Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rich)

World Class Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with Johnny Valentine twice and Thunderbolt Patterson once)
• 1-Time WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion (with Tony Parisi)

Southwest Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time Southwest Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time Southest Tag Team Champion (with Terry Funk and Ivan Putski)

Other Titles

• 1-Time IWA Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time ACW Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Big Time Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Jay Eagle)
• 1-Time UWA Tag Team Champion (with ?)
• 1-Time NCW Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time SCW Tag Team Champion (with Ricky McDaniel)

• WCW Hall of Fame (inducted in 1995)
• SCW Hall of Fame (inducted in 1998)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 97 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

• Wahoo also won the PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Award in 1976.

See also

• Other American Football League players