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Gene Anderson
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Ring name(s)"Pretty Boy" Gene Anderson
Billed height6'0" (183 cm)
Billed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Born1939
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DiedSeptember 31 1991
Trained byVerne Gagne
Retired1981 (as wrestler) 1984 (as manager)
Gene Anderson (born 1933 in Saint Paul, Minnesota - October 31 1991) was an American professional wrestler best known for his days of teaming with his (kayfabe) brother Ole Anderson.

Career

Gene Anderson started wrestling in 1961 after being trained by Verne Gagne. In the late 1965, he formed the Minnesota Wrecking Crew with fellow collegian Lars Anderson as his "brother". They wrestled in the Florida territories and won some tag team titles together.

Gene then reformed the tag team with his "brother" (another fellow collegian) Ole Anderson in 1969 after Lars left. They became one of the most successful heel tag teams in the history of professional wrestling. They dominated the Southeastern tag team scene until Gene retired to become a manager in 1981.

Gene and Ole would hold tryouts for prospective wrestlers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Al Snow is one who trained under them, being subjected to an exhaustive exercise routine followed by being stretched in the ring by Ole [1].

When Gene quit wrestling, he became a heel manager for a few years, before retiring from wrestling in 1984. During his career, he managed Ivan Koloff, Ray Stevens and Jimmy Snuka[2].

After retiring, Gene became a Deputy Sheriff in North Carolina but died of a sudden heart attack on October 31 1991 [3].

Gene's son, Brad Anderson, is also a professional wrestler and still competes on the independent circuit [4].

Championships and accomplishments

*NWA Florida Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Lars Anderson
*NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Ole Anderson[5]
*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia Version) (1 time) - with Lars Anderson
*NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Ole Anderson
*NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Ole Anderson [6]
*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (7 times) - with Ole Anderson
*PWI Tag Team of the Year award with Ole Anderson in 1975.
*PWI Tag Team of the Year award with Ole Anderson in 1977.
*PWI ranked him # 60 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Ivan Koloff in 2003 .

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