Killer Karl Kox

Killer Karl Kox
Birth name Herbert Alan Gerwig
Born April 26, 1931
Baltimore, Maryland
Died November 10, 2011 (aged 80)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Killer Karl Kox
Killer Kox
Masked Menace
Carl Cox
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)
Billed from Amarillo, Texas
Trained by Fred Bozack
Ruffy Silverstein
Debut 1956
Retired 1982

Herbert Alan "Herb" Gerwig (April 26, 1931 – November 10, 2011) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name of Killer Karl Kox, who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the 1960s and 70s.

Death


On November 10, 2011, Kox died at the age of 80 following a heart attack and a stroke he had suffered nearly three weeks prior.[1]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Junkyard Dog
  • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time)
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (3 times) - with Dick Murdoch (1), Bob Sweetan (1) and Ken Patera (1)
  • PWI ranked him # 417 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • Class of 2013

References

  1. ↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/10/26/18951981.html
  2. ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) West Missouri: North American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 253. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ↑ "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

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