Sylvester Ritter

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Born: 13 December 1952 Died: 2 June 1998

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 3"

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Gone, but not forgotten (1954 items)
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Published 9 years, 7 months ago

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Sports Wrestlers (101 items)
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Wrestlers Deaths (183 items)
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Description: The man who would eventually become known as the Junk Yard Dog was born on December 13, 1953, in Wadesboro, North Carolina. He played football & wrestled in high school and was drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1975 after graduating from Fayetville State University, but was cut after blowing out his knee. He tried out of the Packers and held a few odd jobs until he began his wrestling career in the IWA in 1977. After stints in Memphis & Germany, he began working in Calgary for Stu Hart and spent much of 1978 working against Bret Hart, Jake Roberts, and Tommy Billington. After awhile he & Roberts traveled to Louisiana ... (more)