Rick McGraw

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Rick McGraw
Fair Haven East, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Cause of deathHeart attack[1]
Spouse(s)Lisa
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Rick McGraw
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)[2]
Billed fromCharlotte, North Carolina[2]
Trained byRip Hawk
Debut1975

Richard McGraw (March 19, 1955 – November 1, 1985) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw from 1980 until his death in 1985. Rick was a wrestler at Elon College 1973–74.

Professional wrestling career

McGraw began his career in 1975 in the

Showdown at Shea show in August 1980, losing to Greg Gagne.[4]

McGraw left the WWF and competed for

Vince McMahon Sr.'s WWF as part of the tag team called The Carolina Connection with Steve Travis.[4] Quickdraw had notable matches with numerous top heels during his time in the WWF. He was once managed by Arnold Skaaland and also had his neck "broken" by Killer Khan in a match.[4] Towards the end of his career, McGraw teamed up with André the Giant[2]
to form a lopsided tag team duo: McGraw was 5'7" with the Giant billed at 7'4".

On the October 26, 1985, episode of

The Spoiler, Randy Savage and Mike Sharpe.[8]

Personal life

McGraw was married to Lisa. The couple had a single child, Ricky.

Death

McGraw died of a heart attack[9] on November 1, 1985.[1] Shortly after, Roddy Piper headlined a show held to benefit McGraw's family.[10] Fellow professional wrestler Bret Hart noted in his autobiography that McGraw regularly consumed Placidyl and suggested this resulted in his heart failing.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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    ISBN 978-1-55490-286-6
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    ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0
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  3. ISBN 978-1494803476
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    ISBN 978-1492825975
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  5. ISBN 978-1-77090-557-3
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    ISBN 978-1-55490-331-3
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  7. ^ "Did Roddy Piper Kill Rick McGraw in the Ring?", by Mike Rickard
  8. ^ Rick McGraw match listing, from WrestlingData.com
  9. ISBN 978-1-61713-627-6
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  10. ISBN 978-1-4406-7329-0
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  11. ISBN 978-1-4070-2931-3
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  12. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  13. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4
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  14. ^ "Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". 2008-06-16. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  15. ^ "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-04-26.

External links

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