Arnold Skaaland

Arnold Skaaland was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager, born on January 21, 1925 and died on March 13, 2007. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a short attempt at boxing, he began wrestling in 1946 under his real name and earned the nickname the Golden Boy as a small, agile wrestler who relied on speed and wits. He became part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1963 and in 1967 won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship with Spiros Arion. After retiring from regular in-ring work in 1978 he became a manager of fan favorites, guiding Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, and later worked as a road agent. He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1994.