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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| Don Eagle |
| Real Name: |
Carl Donald Bell |
| Birthday: |
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| Hometown: |
Originally from Khanawake, Quebec Moved to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Moved to Columbus, Ohio |
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| Height & Weight: |
6'2" - 222 lbs |
| Trained by: |
Joe War Eagle (his father) |
| Debut: |
1945 |
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| Favorite Moves: |
Tomahawk chop |
| Notable Feuds: |
Gorgeous George Hans Schmidt Frank Sexton |
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AWA (Boston) Heavyweight title;
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Don Eagle is widely considered the most popular "Indian" wrestler of all time..
Don Eagle was a major draw in Ohio, appearing regularly at the old Akron Armory and other areas throughout the state..
Don Eagle would travel by road from show to show driving a massive Cadillac with a canoe straped to the top..
March 17, 1966: Don Eagle died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 41..
~~~Don Leo Jonathan, Billy Two Rivers & other wrestlers who knew him well maintained Eagle did NOT commit suicide..
~~~~~~They believed that he was the victim of an "accident" for years after the popular grappler's death.

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