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Hans Schmidt (wrestler)
Canadian professional wrestler (1925-2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guy Larose (February 7, 1925 ā May 26, 2012), better known by his ring name Hans Schmidt. He was a Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and 1960s. His gimmick that of a German pseudo-Nazi heel, gained him considerable notoriety and popularized the proliferation of similar gimmicks through Canadian and American wrestling.[3] [4]
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Birth name | Guy Larose |
Born | (1925-02-07)February 7, 1925 Joliette, Quebec, Canada[1] |
Died | May 26, 2012(2012-05-26) (aged 87) Joliette, Quebec, Canada[1] |
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Ring name(s) | Hans Schmidt Guy Rose Roy Asselin |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Munich, Germany[2] |
Debut | 1949 |
Retired | 1976 |
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