April 27 for Wahoo McDaniel 2:00 pm CT at the Pipkin Funeral Home, located at . What does it mean to be inducted into the Hall of Legends: Its a real thrill anytime youre inducted into a hall of honor, especially in a place like Midland. The pistol went off and burned Dory Funk Sr.'s pants, and Funk Jr. said by the time his father was through chastising McDaniel, he had tears in his eyes for feeling so bad. favorite fishing spot for McDaniel and his father. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Wahoo also was a star behind the scenes, booking shows with his keen sense of how angles worked and what would make money. He paved the way for legitimate Native wrestlers like Jay Youngblood, Mark (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); No spam. Larry Csonka and McDaniel spent time with various territories including the WWWF, NWA, Mid-Atlantic, AWA, WWC, and CWF. There will be a memorial service Saturday, April 27 for Wahoo McDaniel 2:00 pm [4][7] He then played for the Denver Broncos between 1961 and 1963. the Cy-Fair Medical Clinic in Houston as a result of longtime complications from renal McDaniel's daughter Nicky Rowe told the Associated Press that the family will WAHOO MCDANIEL? McDaniel was born in Louisiana as the son of an oil patch welder and earned the nickname "Wahoo" because his father, Hugh, was "Big Wahoo." At a time when sensibilities about ethnicity were not as pronounced as they are today, McDaniel himself, news media representatives, teammates and fans readily spoke about his ''being on the warpath'' or ''wanting more wampum'' in contract disputes. However, there was , Weve profiled 40 wrestlers who sadly, didnt make it to see age 40, including many enhancement talent names of the , Heart Attack / Heart Failure / Heart Disease, Comprehensive Deceased Wrestlers List (text-only), Comprehensive Deceased Managers List (text-only), 8 Things You May Not Have Known About Rick Rude. And this weekend was a chance for those who didn't know him to find out who he was, and for those who did know him to remember some old stories. In 2019, Wahoo McDaniel was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. In December 2003, Slater was accused of stabbing his girlfriend Theresa Halbert with a butchers knife. He earned all-district and all-state honors and was on Lees first district championship team in 1974, which also included fellow Hall of Legends member Junior Miller. failure and diabetes, finally succumbing to a stroke on Thursday. Add to your scrapbook. The Jets paid McDaniel $15,000 a season. Wahoo! The Passing of a Legend Wahoo McDaniel. "My kids are getting to come and I have twin girls who are 16, and when he passed they were real little and didn't get to know him well. Day of death: 18.04.2002 (at the age of 63) Cause of death: Nierenversagen Gender: male Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Weight: 251 lbs (114 kg) Background in sports: Football, Ringen, Baseball Career Data Alter egos: Wahoo McDaniel Roles: Singles Wrestler Tag Team Wrestler Booker Beginning of in-ring career: 1961 End of in-ring career: 1996 Wahoo began splitting his time between football and wrestling, eventually transitioning to wrestling full time by the late 60s. on a waiting list to receive a kidney transplant at the time of his death. McDaniel, known as Little Wahoo as a youngster, moved around with his family to the oil fields that beckoned his father, a welder. Even outside of Midland he became a well-known high school superstar. Dykes had a four-year record at Lee of 34-11-1, with the best season the 1983 season. It will leave you informed and maybe with a smile or a look of shock if you didnt know of the tale of Wahoo McDaniel already. . boys' and hearing a lot of Chief's war stories. Dick Slater was also known for his brutality outside the ring. May 6, 2002 Observer Newsletter: Deaths of Lou Thesz and Wahoo McDaniel. . I made a bunch of friendships with both Midland High and Lee kids. He was athletically gifted, but was also a great promoter for himself both in football and in wrestling, and also had a reputation for doing some wild things that sometimes got him in trouble. Kiick said he remembered a moment from his rookie year in 1968, McDaniel's Wahoo McDaniel Dead at 63. photo: wwe.com. Asheville, NC Civic Center on Sunday afternoons. Long before there was The Lunatic Fringe, there was Dirty Dick Slater, a roughhouse redneck who brawled in and out of the ring; proving he didnt live his gimmick he was his gimmick. On May 23, 1999, in Kansas, Missouri, during the Over the Edge PPV, Owen Hart fell 78 feet into the ring and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Truman Medical Center. At the same time, Wahoo embarked on a pro wrestling career to supplement the lack of money back in the 1960s for pro football players. Wahoo coped with things by drinking heavily and often. In a 2001 Sports Illustrated article, McDaniel admitted that when he played at Oklahoma he drank motor oil and a jug of jalapeno peppers, both on dares. There have been Hall of Famers and even a few true icons. [10][2], McDaniel and Valentine had a historical feud remembered for the sheer force of their punch/chop exchanges, both men widely known for their hard-hitting style. York Jets, and a college career with the University of Oklahoma during the late 1950s. Date Of Death: Apr 18th 2002: Cause of Death: diabetes: Place of Death: Houston, Texas, United States : opposed to the many wrestlers of various ethnic ancestry that portrayed Native American Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. After his stint with the Air National Guard, he returned to Midland and spent the rest of his career at MHS, working numerous sporting events and becoming one of the most well known trainers in West Texas. Wahoo McDaniel died on April 18, 2002 at the age of 63. Resend Activation Email. At this time, A.F.L. He'd give you his last dime.". Slaughter working throughout the Texas, Florida, Georgia, Discover information about Wahoo McDaniel and view their match history at the Internet Wrestling Database. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Wahoo McDaniel (6522480)? You will hear from one wrestler after another how stiff a Wahoo chop could be and what a good friend Wahoo could be. Part of a great wrestling. McDaniel later went to play nine seasons in the American Football League with Houston, Denver, New York and Miami. Slater established himself as one of the baddest men in wrestling during his heyday in the territories in the 1970s and 1980s, eventually retiring due to a back injury in 1996. There is a problem with your email/password. Current subscribers click here to continue reading. McDaniel Photo Albums, Title history from Professional Wrestling Online Museum and Include gps location with grave photos where possible. He later played for Baylor in 1978 and 1979 in the early years of the Grant Teaff era. [2][6][8], McDaniel's health started to deteriorate in the mid-1990s,[6] which led to his retirement in 1996, and he eventually lost both kidneys in 2000. McDaniel had been Nellie [Nelson Royal], Swede [Hanson] and now Chief, I'm not sure how much Try again. communicate in a match. In his opening game, he made 10 tackles from his middle linebacker position. About Johnson: Johnson, 80 and a native of Dublin, pursued a professional baseball career in the early 1950s after he served in the Army but later settled on teaching and coaching. The late senior McDaniel, who had operated McDaniel Welding Works in Midland, was "very known . He played for a PONY league team coached by George H.W. To those who knew him, though, they say he touched more lives than he could count, and even a decade after his death, he is still talked about with reverence, and that he was an original, whose legend was incubated here in Midland. What you wont hear, since Wahoo is no longer with us, are rants about how he was the greatest and how so-and-so held him back. What does it mean to be inducted into the Hall of Legends: I feel bad in a way because there are so many people more deserving than me on that. What are your memories of Dick Slater? "You were going to make money in the ring with Wahoo.". ). While many people think of wrestling as an entertaining stage show, there is one thing about the sport that isn't funny: the alarmingly high death rate. He earned all-state football honors, and led the state in rushing in his junior year. classic strap matches against Ric Flair, Angelo (Big Nasty) Mosca and the late Johnny Failed to delete memorial. "He was bigger than life. That byplay was part of McDaniels fame with the Jets, even though he was with them only one more season. There was a problem getting your location. I only saw McDaniel only a few times live, including at one of the first THe 240-pound McDaniel is 27 years old and hails from Midland, Tex. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. [2][5][6] The name "Wahoo" actually came from his father Hugh, who was known as "Big Wahoo". Boris Malenko: To show more matches, change the "Results per Page" value above. McDaniel was on the waiting list to receive a kidney when he died because of complications arising from renal failure, the National Football League Players Association said. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. His father worked in oil and he moved to several towns before settling down in Midland, Texas, while McDaniel was in middle school. While playing football for the Oklahoma Sooners (in college), he kicked a 91-yard punt, the 6th longest punt in NCAA history. Also on a dare and $100 he ran from Norman to Chickasha in Oklahoma in the heat of summer. He died in 2002 of complications from diabetes. [6] With his first wife, Monta Rae, he had two daughters, Nikki, born in June 1963 and living in Houston and Cindi, born in October 1965 and living in Azle, Texas. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. feelings that McDaniel could give someone who was first a fanthen got into the business However, there was , Weve profiled 40 wrestlers who sadly, didnt make it to see age 40, including many enhancement talent names of the , Heart Attack / Heart Failure / Heart Disease, Comprehensive Deceased Wrestlers List (text-only), Comprehensive Deceased Managers List (text-only), 8 Things You May Not Have Known About Rick Rude. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at St. Luke's Methodist Church . more of this I can stand. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? After McDaniels last season playing football, he became one of wrestlings enduring good guys, facing opponents like Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Bobo Brazil. Once described as the football Jets' first real hero, McDaniel joined them in 1964, their first year at Shea Stadium. [10] Valentine originally won the title on June 11, 1977, with McDaniel regaining it in Raleigh, North Carolina two months later. Those stories, though, for his friends and family overshadowed what type of person he was when he was not on the football field or in the wrestling ring. But he was the nicest guy in the world, and if anybody needed anything you could count on Wahoo. Some were more famous in specific countries. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? 28.05.1996. [10], While wrestling in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), McDaniel engaged in a feud with Superstar Billy Graham. e-mail at bobmagee1@hotmail.com). Edward McDaniel was cremated. Fans may be wondering just what the story is behind "Wahoo.". Try again later. Its a new award and a new honor and the people have just been fantastic in my stay in Midland., Dodson on the best part of his job as trainer: I guess it was the camaraderie with the athletes, the parents and the student body. No BS. [2][3] After he was traded to the New York Jets in 1964,[9] McDaniel began wrestling for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). There were also the stories of McDaniel throwing a soda machine off the second story dormitory at Oklahoma, and Funk even related a story of McDaniel bringing a blank pistol to a wrestling match. If youre a wrestling fan, its all here the history and the stories, both inside and outside the ring. Spike was affable and very well thought of, and he ramped up the rivalry there is no question about that. from the classic era of wrestling, and more recent names ranging from Ernie Ladd to Brian GREAT NEWS! He still holds the university's record for the longest punt, 91 yards. This is a carousel. While co-author John Cosper does an excellent job filling in the historical significance of Wahoo McDaniels career, in both football and pro wrestling, its Karens insight into what Wahoo was thinking or doing and his reactions to things that make the book even better. Dykes went on to a successful career at Texas Tech where was the head coach from 1986-99. McDaniel was on. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Vintage Wahoo McDaniel. > Movies & TV (vitag.Init = window.vitag.Init || []).push(function(){viAPItag.display("vi_937032466")}). [2][7] After he started playing as a linebacker for the New York Jets in 1964, McDaniel started wearing a custom jersey which had the name "Wahoo" sewn on the back above jersey 54, and whenever he made a tackle as a Jet, the public address announcer would ask the crowd WHO made that tackle, in which the crowd would shout, "Wahoo! We had a fantastic faculty and our school administration was second to none., Linebacker Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel of the New York Jets posed with this expression as the American Football League team opened its training camp July 15, 1965 at Peekskill Military Academy in Peekskill, N.Y. A few were bigger drawing cards. really believed in wrestling. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. cremate McDaniel's body and scatter the ashes over a lake near Del Rio, Texas, once a After McDaniel's last season playing football, he became one of wrestling's enduring good guys, facing opponents like Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Bobo Brazil. McDaniel was brought up in Midland, Tex., became an all-state fullback in high school and played at the University of Oklahoma. He wrestled until 1989. Region 18 Education Service Center hosted a free event to discuss the challenges of keeping our District 2-6A baseball coaches wont have to make serious strategical decisions at the Tournament Small Bites: Jimmy Ts Drive Thru remains community staple, Council calls for fast-tracking traffic light on Andrews Highway, Midland Crime Stoppers offering cash reward in 1995 cold case. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. A talented worker, he proved equally talented at brawling as well as technical wrestling. Wahoo McDaniel died on April 18, 2002 at the age of 63. According to the NY times, he had suffered from kidney failure. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The promoter wanted him to play off his Native American heritage, thus he was given the moniker "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel. He's been in Pro Football for six years. Failed to remove flower. 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