Verne Gagne was an American amateur and professional wrestler football player wrestling trainer actor tv host and wrestling promoter He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolisbased American Wrestling Association AWA in US As an amateur wrestler Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the US freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949 Gagne was an 11time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ten times and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship was considered a world championship in Japan
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