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Larry Cameron

Larry Cameron was an American professional football player and professional wrestler.

Football career
Larry Cameron was born on November 4, 1952, the youngest of seven children. He played football as a linebacker at Alcorn State University, earning four letters from 1970 to 1973. Cameron then played for the BC Lions and Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League (CFL), winning the Grey Cup with the latter in 1976. He also briefly played with the Montreal Alouettes. After leaving football, he developed an interest in bodybuilding and won the titles of Mr. Minnesota and Mr. Northern Country in 1985. == Professional wrestling career ==
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1986–1989) After meeting Eddie Sharkey, Cameron trained with Sharkey for a professional wrestling career and began working for his promotion, Pro Wrestling America. He wrestled his first match in 1986 against a wrestler named Johnny Love at a nightclub in Fridley, Minnesota. He was involved in a major feud with Davey Boy Smith, whom he believed received preferential treatment for being the son-in-law of Stu Hart. Cameron also feuded with the likes of Chris Benoit, Don Muraco and Owen Hart. World Championship Wrestling (1990) Cameron signed a one-year deal with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on May 16, 1990. On December 3, managed by Teddy Long, Cameron defeated Ray Hammer for a taping of the January 12, 1991 episode of WCW WorldWide, which was his only televised appearance. For the rest of 1990, he served as a part-time member of Doom (consisting of WCW World Tag Team Champions Butch Reed and Ron Simmons), making six additional appearances at house shows, each time teaming with Reed in a loss to Ric Flair and Arn Anderson of The Four Horsemen. Cameron and Buster lost the titles on July 18, 1993, to Dave Taylor and Zrno, but regained them on October 24. == Death ==
Death
On December 13, 1993, Cameron suffered a heart attack during a match with Tony St. Clair in Bremen and died backstage at the age of 41. He reportedly suffered from heart problems, at one point being stopped from wrestling at an independent show due to an irregular heartbeat. At the time of his death, Cameron had been planning to retire from professional wrestling to open a gym for kids. The CWA World Tag Team Championship was vacated following his death. == Championships and accomplishments ==
Championships and accomplishments
Catch Wrestling AssociationCWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Mad Bull BusterInternational Wrestling Association • IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • Pro Wrestling AmericaPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • Pro Wrestling Illustrated • PWI ranked him #103 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991 • PWI ranked him #327 of the Top 500 Singles Wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 • Stampede WrestlingStampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995) ==See also==
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