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Harley Race

Born
Apr 11, 1943 · Aged 76
Died
Aug 1, 2019
Place of birth
Quitman, Mississippi, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
86
TV credits
20
Also known as (2)
  • "King" Harley Race
  • Harley Race

Biography

Harley Leland Race is a retired American professional wrestler and is a current promoter and trainer. During his career as a wrestler, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 8 times, and is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time. He worked for all of the major wrestling promotions, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, which is now known as the WWE United States Championship. Race is one of six men inducted into…