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Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (November 23, 1928 – April 14, 2010) was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and then became a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion.
Apr 14, 2010 · Gene Kiniski, a former professional wrestler and member of the Edmonton Eskimos, died Wednesday morning. Kiniski, 81, succumbed to cancer in a long-term care facility, his sister Dorothy...
Canada’s Greatest Athlete. Big Thunder. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Heavyweight Champion for three years at a time in pre-WWF/WWE/WCW days when the NWA title represented the best professional wrestler in the world.
Jan 7, 2019 · Sometimes introduced as the meanest man in Canada, the late professional wrestler Gene Kiniski remains the stuff of legend. The former world heavyweight champion became infamous as a brutish,...
Jul 10, 2020 · Vancouver's Gene Kiniski billed himself as 'Canada's greatest athlete' as a professional wrestler touring the world in the 1960s and 70s. On July 11, 1961, Gene Kiniski beat Verne...
Apr 14, 2010 · The legendary wrestler, who called himself “Canada’s greatest athlete,” died of cancer Wednesday at 81. The Edmonton native gained fame as Big Thunder in the ’50s and ’60s as one of pro ...
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A top amateur wrestler in Alberta who also played football for the Edmonton Eskimos, Gene began wrestling professionally while at the University of Arizona after being ruled ineligible to join the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.
