harvey june december american professional wrestler best known ring began wrestling career mid western united states joining early 1960s company teamed fellow wrestler duo held championships 1970s worked booker early life born june indiana raised ohio professional wrestling career early career hawk wrestling debut began amateur ohio discovered professional boxer convinced wrestle professionally ring came variety sources sister called rip nickname promoter gave hawk nose movements wrestling ring nickname profile taken actor began wrestling professionally ohio 18th birthday later moved chicago trained year briefly wrestled new_york hawk soon drafted serve korean war joined continued wrestle service discharged marine_corps believing better living wrestling competed territories returning united_states including tennessee atlanta georgia iowa later moved missouri competed scripted feud continued held championship nwa rocky mountain heavyweight championship wrestling promotions hawk moved north_carolina early 1960s began competing organization run promoted events carolinas met fellow wrestler approached forming tag team agreed idea hawk began competing named matching blond hair strength ring competing australia hawk met manager approached convinced bring hart carolinas manage hawk team competed heels villains unique wearing suits matches wrestlers worry dressing like professionals outside ring aroused anger spectators threw acid threatened team knives guns following fans fan club formed point interviews hawk spoke team stood hawk occasionally insulted interviews respond team competed carolinas virginia touring overseas australia new_zealand japan hawk wrestled territories including texas held nwa texas heavyweight championship texas version nwa world tag team championship teaming championships came member hawk booked angle win title florida version nwa world tag team championship august combined hold occasions center feud booked win world tag team championship wrestling tour tasmania blond bombers involved series unusual matches faced heel tag teams rarity time promoters stuck good versus evil storylines competed teams gene hawk involved booking scheduling events task took early 1970s collaborated design logo suffered heart attack time wrestling hawk competed singles wrestler feuded brothers jack jerry rivalry hawk held heavyweight championship times paired billed nephew july hawk flair booked nwa mid atlantic tag team championship returned wrestling soon face fan favorite feuded hawk partners faced tag team matches teamed hawk teamed flair eventually partners dropped faced series singles matches hawk left permanently differences booker later career hawk took new partner held twice years hawk reunited tag team texas competed booked win nwa western states tag team championship times final title reign left wrestle hawk continued wrestle texas hawk inducted nwa legends hall heroes hawk returned posthumously long time rival real life friend personal life retiring wrestling moved texas lived wife daughters worked personal trainer wrestling coach went junior olympics received athletic scholarships college died december suffered cardiac problems prior death wrestling finishing moves managers homer nicknames profile championships accomplishments florida nwa florida tag team championship times world tag team championship florida version time mid atlantic championship wrestling nwa atlantic coast tag team championship times nwa eastern states heavyweight championship times nwa mid atlantic tag team championship time flair nwa southern tag team championship mid atlantic version time nwa western states sports nwa rocky mountain heavyweight championship time nwa western states tag team championship times nwa texas heavyweight championship time nwa world tag team championship texas version time class world championship wrestling australia time
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