Wahoo McDaniel

Wahoo McDaniel was the ring name of Edward Hugh McDaniel, an American professional football player and professional wrestler who lived from June 19, 1938, to April 18, 2002. Born in Bernice, Louisiana, to a Choctaw-Chickasaw family, he played at the University of Oklahoma and then in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, retiring from football after the 1968 season. He trained as a wrestler while still playing and became a full-time wrestler in 1969. He held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times and was a major star in the American Wrestling Association and in National Wrestling Alliance territories, notably Jim Crockett Promotions.