Dick Slater

"Dirty" Dick Slater, born Richard Van Slater on May 19, 1951 and died on October 18, 2018, was an American professional wrestler whose career ran through the 1970s, the 1980s and the middle of the 1990s. He began wrestling with Mike Graham at Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida, and went on to work for Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, which became World Championship Wrestling, and Mid-South Wrestling. He appeared on the first Starrcade, made trips to the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, and had a short spell in the World Wrestling Federation under a Rebel gimmick before a back injury ended his career. In June 2004 he was convicted of stabbing a former girlfriend.