The Missouri Mauler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

The Missouri Mauler

American professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1996

Profession: actor, professional wrestler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Larry "Rocky" Hamilton (April 1, 1931 – July 20, 1996), better known by his ring name the Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s. One of the earliest professional wrestlers to appear on televised wrestling events, he feuded with many popular wrestlers of the era including Jack Brisco, "Plowboy" Stan Frazier, Steve Keirn, Tim Woods, Tarzan Tyler and Fritz Von Erich during his 31-year career. He is also the older brother of wrestler Jody Hamilton who competed as the masked wrestler the Assassin as well as the uncle of former World Championship Wrestling official Nick Patrick.