Boris Malenko

Boris Malenko
Birth nameLawrence J. Simon[1]
Born(1933-06-28)June 28, 1933[1]
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.[2]
DiedSeptember 1, 1994(1994-09-01) (aged 61)[2][3]
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathLeukemia[2]
FamilyJoe Malenko (son)
Dean Malenko (son)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Boris Malenko[2][4]
Crusher Duggan[2]
Larry Simon[2]
Laurence Malenko
The Great Malenko
The Masked Muscovite
Mr. Jacksonville
Mr. Miami
Otto Von Krupp[5]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[6]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)[6]
Billed fromMoscow, Soviet Union
(as Boris Malenko)[1][6]
Germany
(as Otto Von Krupp)[5]
Debut1955
Retired1980

Lawrence J. Simon (June 28, 1933 – September 1, 1994), better known by the ring name, Boris Malenko (Russian: Бори́с Маленко́, romanized: pron, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis mɐlˈɛnko]), was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida and Big Time Wrestling in the 1960s and 1970s as a Russian heel. He was the father of professional wrestlers Joe and Dean Malenko.[1][2][6][3]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g Greg Oliver; Steven Johnson (2007). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. ECW Press. pp. 76–79. ISBN 978-1-55490-284-2.
  3. ^ a b Harris M. Lentz III (1 January 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference WatsonGriffin2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Schire2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c d Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.

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