Larry "Rocky" Hamilton (April 1, 1931 â€" July 20, 1996), better known
by his ring name the Missouri Mauler, was an American professional
wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as
Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a
mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s.One of the
earliest professional wrestlers to appear on televised wrestling
events, he feuded with many popular wrestlers of the era including
Jack Brisco, "Plowboy" Stan Frazier, Steve Keirn, Tim Woods, Tarzan
Tyler and Fritz Von Erich during his 31-year career.He is also the
older brother of wrestler Jody Hamilton who competed as the masked
wrestler the Assassin as well as the uncle of former World
Championship Wrestling official Nick Patrick.Making his debut in the
Missouri area during the early 1950s, he began wrestling for promoter
Ed Don George in Buffalo, New York, where he and his brother began
teaming together as the Hamilton Brothers in 1957 headlining an event
at Madison Square Garden against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez the
following year.
by his ring name the Missouri Mauler, was an American professional
wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as
Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a
mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s.One of the
earliest professional wrestlers to appear on televised wrestling
events, he feuded with many popular wrestlers of the era including
Jack Brisco, "Plowboy" Stan Frazier, Steve Keirn, Tim Woods, Tarzan
Tyler and Fritz Von Erich during his 31-year career.He is also the
older brother of wrestler Jody Hamilton who competed as the masked
wrestler the Assassin as well as the uncle of former World
Championship Wrestling official Nick Patrick.Making his debut in the
Missouri area during the early 1950s, he began wrestling for promoter
Ed Don George in Buffalo, New York, where he and his brother began
teaming together as the Hamilton Brothers in 1957 headlining an event
at Madison Square Garden against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez the
following year.
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