Tommy Gilbert

Tommy Gilbert
Birth name Thomas Edward Gilbert
Born (1940-01-15)January 15, 1940[1]
Lexington, Tennessee
Died November 26, 2015(2015-11-26) (aged 75)
Lexington, Tennessee
Spouse(s) Peggy Gilbert
Children

and Kim Gilbert Peters

Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Tommy Gilbert
Freddy Krueger
Nightmare Freddy[2]
Debut 1969
Retired 1984 (as a wrestler)
1987 (as a referee)

Thomas Edward "Tommy" Gilbert Sr. (January 15, 1940 – November 26, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. He wrestled for Continental Wrestling Association and throughout the South as Tommy Gilbert. He is the father of wrestlers Doug Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert.

Professional wrestling career

Tommy Gilbert made his debut in 1969, wrestling for promoter Nick Gulas. In March 1975, after wrestling primarily throughout Tennessee for nearly six years, he began going to other territories like Atlanta, Amarillo (where he wrestled under the name Johnny Starr), the Canadian Maritimes, Florida, Kansas City, the Mid-South, Memphis, Puerto Rico, and the Mid-Atlantic areas.

Retirement

After retiring from active competition in 1984, he became a referee for Mid-South/UWF, until its buyout by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987.

Tommy Gilbert was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame at a USWA show in the Mid-South Coliseum on March 7, 1994 alongside Al Greene, Don Greene, Jerry Jarrett, Lance Russell and Sputnik Monroe.[3]

Tommy later wrestled in Memphis as Freddie Kruger in the late 80's

Personal life

Gilbert was the father of two sons: Thomas Jr. and Doug Gilbert. They would become professional wrestlers as Eddie Gilbert and Doug Gilbert. Gilbert died on November 26, 2015 at the age of 75.[4][5]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. Ryan Nation "All in the family: The Gilberts story" Slam! Wrestling
  2. Mike Lano Slam! Wrestling
  3. 1 2 Online World of Wrestling "Memphis Wrestling (Old)"
  4. Gilbert, Doug. "My father has passed away". Twitter. Retrieved 26 November 2015.


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