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Gene Anderson (born 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died October 31, 1991) was a professional wrestler famous for his days of teaming with his "brother" Ole Anderson.

Career

Gene Anderson started wrestling in 1958 after being trained by Verne Gagne. In the late 1960s, he formed a tag team with his "brother", Lars Anderson. They wrestled in the Florida territories and won some tag team titles together.

Gene then formed a tag team called the Minnesota Wrecking Crew with his "brother" Ole Anderson in the 1970s that was one of the most successful heel tag teams in the history of professional wrestling. They dominated the tag team scene until Gene retired to become a manager in 1981.

Gene and Ole would hold tryouts for wanna-be wrestlers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They would beat the guys who showed up until they were bloodied and beaten. They also charged them for this torture. If anybody made it through that, they really had to want to be a wrestler. Al Snow is one that did.

When Gene quit wrestling, he became a heel manager for a few years, before retiring from wrestling in 1984. During his career, he managed Ivan Koloff, Ray Stevens and Jimmy Snuka.

After retiring, Gene became a Deputy Sheriff in North Carolina but died of a sudden heart attack on October 31, 1991.

Trivia

Gene's son, Brad Anderson
, is also a professional wrestler and still competes on the independent circuit.
Gene was only related to his son Brad. He was not related to Ole, Lars or Arn Anderson. He has sometimes been portrayed as Ric Flair
's cousin, but this is not true either. These are all kayfabe storylines.

Profile

Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Birthday: 1939
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death Date: October 31, 1991
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Trainer: Verne Gagne
Nickname: "Pretty Boy"
Factions: Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Retired: 1981
Managers: Paul Jones

Championships and accomplishments

Florida Championship Wrestling
*2-time Florida Southern Tag Team Champion (with Lars Anderson)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
*6-time Georgia Tag Team Champion (with Ole Anderson)
*1-time Georgia Television Champion
National Wrestling Alliance
*3-time NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champion (with Ole Anderson)
*1-time NWA Georgia World Tag Team Champion (with Lars Anderson
)
*5-time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Ole Anderson)
*9-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Ole Anderson
)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
*PWI ranked him # 60 of the best tag teams during the "PWI Years" in 2003 with Ivan Koloff. He was not ranked with Ole because PWI said their team was before the PWI Years.
*Gene won the PWI Tag Team of the Year Award with Ole in 1975 and 1977.

Championship succession

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