Professional Football Player, Professional Wrestler. He started his football career in high school in Overland Park, Kansas at Shawnee Mission South. After graduating from there he went on to attend the University of Missouri. where he continued his football career in their program. He was then drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams but was cut later on in their summer camp program. From there he turned to the Canadian Football League (CFL) and was signed by the Toronto Argonauts but only played in 4 games before he was once again released. In 1983 as a free agent, he was signed by the Boston Breakers of the newly formed United States Football League (USFL). In the 1983 season with the Breakers, he played in the nose tackle position for 14 games. In late 1983 along with the Boston Breakers he transferred to New Orleans where he played for the now New Orleans Breaker in 13 games during the 1984 season. In the late fall of 1984, the Breakers once again moved, this time to Portland Oregon thus becoming the Portland Breakers. Before the 1985 season had even started he was traded to the San Antonio Gunslingers where he played in the position of defensive tackle for the first seven games before ending his career in football on April 8,1985. After leaving football he became a professional wrestler for several years in the Universal Wrestling Federation, World Class Championship Wrestling Organization, the United States Wrestling Association and in the later part of his wrestling career the American Wrestling Federation. In 2001 he was pleaded guilty of robbing a bank twice and sentenced to two consecutive terms of seventy-eight months. In 2009 he once again was convicted of bank robbery and found guilty and spent time in prison, he was released on July 15, 2015. He passed away after a brief illness at the age of 64.
Professional Football Player, Professional Wrestler. He started his football career in high school in Overland Park, Kansas at Shawnee Mission South. After graduating from there he went on to attend the University of Missouri. where he continued his football career in their program. He was then drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams but was cut later on in their summer camp program. From there he turned to the Canadian Football League (CFL) and was signed by the Toronto Argonauts but only played in 4 games before he was once again released. In 1983 as a free agent, he was signed by the Boston Breakers of the newly formed United States Football League (USFL). In the 1983 season with the Breakers, he played in the nose tackle position for 14 games. In late 1983 along with the Boston Breakers he transferred to New Orleans where he played for the now New Orleans Breaker in 13 games during the 1984 season. In the late fall of 1984, the Breakers once again moved, this time to Portland Oregon thus becoming the Portland Breakers. Before the 1985 season had even started he was traded to the San Antonio Gunslingers where he played in the position of defensive tackle for the first seven games before ending his career in football on April 8,1985. After leaving football he became a professional wrestler for several years in the Universal Wrestling Federation, World Class Championship Wrestling Organization, the United States Wrestling Association and in the later part of his wrestling career the American Wrestling Federation. In 2001 he was pleaded guilty of robbing a bank twice and sentenced to two consecutive terms of seventy-eight months. In 2009 he once again was convicted of bank robbery and found guilty and spent time in prison, he was released on July 15, 2015. He passed away after a brief illness at the age of 64.
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Joel Marshall Gaylord
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