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Don Manoukian lived a full, fun life (professional wrestler, Oakland Raider)
CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling ^ | September 24, 2014 | Greg Oliver

Posted on 09/24/2014 2:28:01 PM PDT by EveningStar

Don Manoukian, the original Oakland Raider who turned to pro wrestling, died Tuesday in Reno, Nevada at age 80.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: afl; donmanoukian; nevada; oaklandraider; oaklandraiders; obituary; prowrestler; reno
Ex-Raider, wrestler Manoukian dies in Reno at 80: Athlete wrestled as bad guy 'Don the Bruiser'

Reno's Don Manoukian, ex-Oakland Raider, dies at 80

Renoite and Former Raider Manoukian Dies at 80
1 posted on 09/24/2014 2:28:02 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: CounterCounterCulture; Perdogg

ping


2 posted on 09/24/2014 2:28:36 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
Don The Bruiser

Thast be one BIG dude

RIP, Don

3 posted on 09/24/2014 2:31:17 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: knarf
Dick the Bruiser was a different guy, and far more famous.
4 posted on 09/24/2014 2:35:41 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: knarf

Also, I don’t remember him using the Don The Bruiser moniker. When I saw him wrestle on tv he was just Don Manoukian.


5 posted on 09/24/2014 2:52:02 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

My Babcia (grandma in English) used to love Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher. Sundays, if you were over visiting, you had to watch Bob Luce wrestling on channel 44, she would go nuts.


6 posted on 09/24/2014 3:38:33 PM PDT by sharkhawk (Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall.)
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To: sharkhawk

For us ... it was Killer Kawalski


7 posted on 09/24/2014 3:50:52 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: sharkhawk

you’re grandma was in Chicago? I watched it on Ch 44 too. Ben’s Auto commercials ran on Luce’s Wrestling show.


8 posted on 09/24/2014 4:00:27 PM PDT by roofgoat
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To: roofgoat

“you’re grandma was in Chicago”

and yes, I know its your, not you’re. Dumb brain on me.


9 posted on 09/24/2014 4:12:55 PM PDT by roofgoat
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