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Don Fargo, born Donald Vincent Kalt on 3 October 1930 in Germany, was a German-born American professional wrestler who died on 8 November 2015. Raised in New York City and Pittsburgh, he won the 1952 Mr. Pittsburgh bodybuilding contest before starting to wrestle in Columbus, Ohio. His career ran from 1952 to 1986 and brought more than 55 championships, among them 14 reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion, most famously with Jackie Fargo as The Fabulous Fargos, who drew a crowd of 20,125 to Madison Square Garden in 1957. He also teamed as The Dirty Daltons and as The Chain Gang, which won the World Wrestling Association tag titles. He wrote the autobiography The Hard Way and was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014.

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  • Career, birth
    Donald Vincent Kalt was born on October 3, 1930, in Germany
  • Lead, hall of fame
    He was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (Class of 2014)
  • Lead, championships
    he held over 55 championships including 14 reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion
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    German-born American professional wrestler
  • Plays: Professional wrestling, Lead, wrestling
    was a German-born American professional wrestler
  • Plays: Bodybuilding, Lead, sport
    where he became involved in bodybuilding
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