Born in Detroit to French and Italian parents. Chene took up amateur wrestling in high school and continued the sport in college. He joined the air force in 1945. In 1950, Chene made his professional wrestling debut when he was trained and recruited by Detroit promoter
Bert Ruby. Chene started his career out in the Michigan-Indiana-Ohio territory, western and southern Ontario. In 1954, Chene left Detroit and went to Texas winning the Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship where he defeated Billy Raborn. He also spent time in many territories including Hawaii, Pacific Northwest and Chicago. He was also called, "Leaping Larry Chene." In 1960, Chene returned to his hometown
Detroit where he became a fan favorite feuding with
The Sheik Farhat and
Dick the Bruiser. One night in September 1960 against Dick the Bruiser 15,00 fans showed up at the
Olympia and lots of bloods between both wrestlers. Chene won the
IWA United States Heavyweight Championship from
Pat O'Connor on January 8, 1963. He dropped the title to the
Great Mephisto on May 16 and regained the title back from Mephisto on November 11, 1963. Eventually Chene dropped the title to Pat O'Connor on August 26, 1964. After losing title, Chene made his debut in
Minneapolis, Minnesota for
American Wrestling Association (AWA). His last match was on October 1, 1964, against
Larry Hennig in a losing effort. ==Death==