Hiro Matsuda

Hiro Matsuda
Hiro Matsuda
Birth name	Yasuhiro Kojima
Born	July 22, 1937; Yokohama, Kanagawa, Empire of Japan
Died	November 27, 1999 (aged 62); Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Colon cancer
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Ernesto Kojima; Hiro Matsuda
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Trained by	Diablo Velasco; Rikidōzan; Karl Gotch
Debut	1957
Retired	1990

Yasuhiro Kojima (小島泰弘, Kojima Yasuhiro) (July 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, Hiro Matsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer.

^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.

[DiabloTrainer-1] Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.

[1]