Don Stansauk (April 2, 1925 – January 27, 2004) was an American

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and actor, known by his

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, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previously a professional

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player, and became a successful

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after his wrestling career.

Career

After attending

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and the

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, Stansauk was drafted by the

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in the eighteenth round of the

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entry draft in 1950. He played

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and, after a season with the Lions, was traded to the

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. Over the next two seasons, Stansauk played in 15 games and recovered two fumbles. Haggerty served in the

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on the

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the USS ''New Jersey'' during

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.Obituary, Don (H.B.) Haggerty.
''

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''. Retrieved January 23, 2021. As a wrestler, he made his wrestling debut under his real name in

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. From there, he moved to

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, where he was given the

Don Sparrow by promoter Karl Pojello, who thought that Stansauk "moved like a bird". He was later given the name "Hard Boiled Haggerty" by promoter

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while wrestling in

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. Haggerty wrestled as a

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and was hated by the crowds because he portrayed an arrogant character. Haggerty won his first championship on April 4, 1950 with

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, teaming with Ray Eckert to win the

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version of the National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship. After dropping the title the following month, he teamed with Dutch Howlett to win the

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American Tag Team Championship in June while wrestling in Ohio. After losing the belts, Haggerty continued wrestling in California. He won the NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship twice, in 1951 and 1954, while teaming with Tom Rice. In 1955, Haggerty wrestled for

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in Texas, winning the

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while teaming with Stu Gibson. In 1956, Haggerty wrestled in

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, winning the

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while competing for

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. Later that year, he won his first singles title while wrestling for the International Wrestling Association in

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. He won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship on October 3, 1956, defeating

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for the belt. He held the title for less than a month, losing it back to Kowalski in a rematch. Back in the United States, Haggerty formed a

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with

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in NWA Minneapolis. They won the

version of the

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on April 22, 1958. They held the title for only a day, however, before it was returned to the previous champions because of concerns regarding the referee for the title match. Haggerty's next stop was Hawaii, where he won the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship while teaming with Bill Savage. They lost the belts to Lord James Blears and Herb Freeman, but Haggerty teamed with

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to regain the championship. During the 1960s, Haggerty wrestled in the

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(AWA) and won several titles. From 1960 to 1961, he held the

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with three different partners. During his first reign, his partner, Len Montana broke his leg. As a result, Haggerty chose

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as his new partner. Shortly after he began teaming with Kiniski, Haggerty challenged his partner for the

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and took the belt from Kiniski. Haggerty and Kiniski continued to wrestle as a team, and they held the belts together twice. The team split up, however, on August 8, 1961 after Haggerty's interference accidentally cost Kiniski a match against

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. The team vacated the championship, and a singles match between the two was scheduled to determine the fate of the title. Haggerty and Kiniski wrestled a singles match. Haggerty won the match and the belts, and he chose

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as his new partner. The following year saw Haggerty wrestling for the NWA once more. Haggerty teamed up with Kiniski again to win the

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version of the NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship. They won the belts twice and, during their second reign, held the title until it was retired by the promotion. Haggerty returned to Hawaii to wrestle with the NWA, and he succeeded in taking the

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from Neff Maivia on February 6, 1964. He held the belt for over two months but lost it back to Maivia in a rematch. While wrestling with the

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-based

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(WWA) later that year, he won his first of four WWA World Tag Team Championships. He teamed with The Destroyer to win the title twice in 1964. In Hawaii again the following year, Haggerty won his final singles title, taking the

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from

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on February 24, 1965. He held the belt until September 15 that year, when he lost the title to

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. He later returned to Los Angeles, where he teamed with El Shareef to win the WWA World Tag Team Championship twice more. After retiring from wrestling, Haggerty went into acting and appeared in several movies. He also had a role in several television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Crazy Like a Fox''. He was a highly respected member of the

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, and earned one of their highest honors in 1993, the Iron Mike Mazurki Award. While living at Pacific Palisades, Don Haggerty (as he was then known) was an ardent member of Elysium Institute in Topanga, he had a great sense of humor, and was admired by all. On June 20, 2003, Haggerty was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles, and suffered a broken neck and other injuries. On January 27, 2004, Haggerty died at his home in

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. His interment was at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.

Partial filmography

* '' P.J.'' (1968) - Ape (uncredited) * ''

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(1968) episode "Anniversary" - Dobish * '' Paint Your Wagon'' (1969) - Steve Bull * '' A Dream of Kings'' (1969) - Turk * ''Bogard'' (1974) - Moose * ''

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'' (1974) - Bartender * '' Foxy Brown'' (1974) - Brandi * ''

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'' (1974) - Pool Player * ''

The Four Deuces ''The Four Deuces'' is a 1975 American comedy film directed by William H. Bushnell and written by C. Lester Franklin. The film stars Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Warren Berlinger, Adam Roarke, Gianni Russo and Hard Boiled Haggerty. The film wa ...

'' (1975) - Mickey Navarro * '' Framed'' (1975) - Bickford * ''

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'' (1977) - Redneck * '' Walking Tall: Final Chapter'' (1977) - Bulow * '' The One and Only'' (1978) - Captain Nemo * ''

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'' (1978, TV Movie) - Casey * ''

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'' (1978) - Jailor * '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1979) - Tigerman #2 * ''

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'' (1979) - Lumberjack * ''

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'' (1980) - Kiss * ''

'' (1981, TV Series) - Gregor Potemkin * ''

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'' (1984) - Barkhas Guillory * '' Hollywood Vice Squad'' (1986) - Tank * ''

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'' (1986) - Sgt. Smith * ''

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'' (1987) - Awful Abdul

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) :*

( 3 times) - with

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(1) and replacement partner

(2), and

(1) *

:*Iron Mike Mazurki Award (

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) :*Other honoree (1992) *International Wrestling Association :*IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) - with

Dick Hutton Richard Heron Avis Hutton (October 4, 1923 – November 24, 2003) was an American amateur and professional wrestler. He was a three-time NCAA champion and, as a professional, held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, making him a one-time worl ...

NWA Los Angeles NWA Hollywood Wrestling (sometimes referred to as NWA Los Angeles) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Los Angeles, California in the United States that promoted professional wrestling matches throughout Southern California. It ...

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( 1 time) * Mid-Pacific Promotions :*

( 1 time) :*

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(

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) - with Bill Savage (1) and

(1) :* NWA United States Heavyweight Championship ''(Hawaii version)'' ( 1 time) *Midwest Wrestling Association (Ohio) :*MWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dutch Howlett *

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:* NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' (

) - with Gene Kiniski *

:*NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship ''(San Francisco version)'' (2 times) - with Tom Rice :* NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(San Francisco version)'' ( 1 time) - with Ray Eckert *

( 1 time) - with Stu Gibson *

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( 4 times) - with The Destroyer (2), and El Shereef (2)

References

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