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William Richard Afflis (June 27, 1929-November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler best known as Dick The Bruiser.

Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Afflis grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Shortridge High School. Afflis was a football player in college at Purdue University, and played for the Green Bay Packers in the early 1950s as a lineman before he became a pro wrestler. Afflis would later become the boss of an Indiana wrestling territory and promoted himself as its champion. His WWA territory lasted from 1964 into the mid-late 1980s. He became something of a hero to the area. Indianapolis native David Letterman would later name his television band "The World's Most Dangerous Band" from Afflis' nickname of "The World's Most Dangerous Wrestler."

The Bruiser was a beer drinking cigar chomping tough guy who is most remembered as one-half of the legendary team of The Crusher Reginald Lisowski and Dick The Bruiser.

Afflis died of a heart attack after completing his daily morning workout on November 10,1991 at the age of 62. .

Profile

Height: 6 ft 1 in
Weight: 260 lb.
Birthday: June 27, 1929
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Died: November 10, 1991
Other Gimmicks: Dick Bruiser, Dick Afflis
Trainer: Verne Gagne
, Joe Pazandak

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association

1-Time AWA World Heavyweight Champion
5-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with The Crusher)

National Wrestling Alliance

3-Time NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion
1-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Chicago version)
4-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Detroit version)
1-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Hawaii version)
1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Chicago version) (with Gene Kiniski)
1-Time NWA International Tag Team Champion (Japan version) (with The Crusher)

World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)

1-Time WWA World Heavyweight Champion

World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)

11-Time WWA World Heavyweight Champion
14-Time WWA World Tag Team Champion (with The Crusher
six times, Wilbur Snyder three times, and Bruno Sammartino, Bill Miller, Spike Huber, Jeff Van Kamp, and Bobby Colt one time with each}

World Championship Wrestling

Member of WCW Hall of Fame (inducted in 1994)

Other titles

1-time World Heavyweight Champion (Omaha version)

| colspan = 3 align = center | AWA World Heavyweight Champion |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Maurice Vachon | width = 40% align = center | First | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Maurice Vachon |- | colspan = 3 align = center | AWA World Tag Team Champion |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff | width = 40% align = center | First (with The Crusher) | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Verne Gagne
and Moose Evans |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Verne Gagne
and Moose Evans | width = 40% align = center | Second (with The Crusher) | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Larry Hennig and Harley Race
|- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Larry Hennig and Harley Race
| width = 40% align = center | Third (with The Crusher) | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Larry Hennig and Harley Race
|- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto | width = 40% align = center | Fourth (with The Crusher) | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
"Mad Dog" Maurice Vachon and Paul "The Butcher" Vachon |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Nick Bockwinkel
and Ray Stevens
| width = 40% align = center | Fifth (with The Crusher) | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza |- | colspan = 3 align = center | NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Dick Murdoch
| width = 40% align = center | First | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Dick Murdoch
|- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Dick Murdoch
| width = 40% align = center | Second | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Dick Murdoch
|- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Ken Patera
| width = 40% align = center | Second | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Harley Race
|- | colspan = 3 align = center | NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Chicago version) |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Wilbur Snyder | width = 40% align = center | First | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Verne Gagne
|- | colspan = 3 align = center | NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Detroit version) |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Wilbur Snyder | width = 40% align = center | First | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Bob Ellis |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Bob Ellis | width = 40% align = center | Second | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Bobo Brazil |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Bobo Brazil | width = 40% align = center | Third | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Fritz Von Erich
|- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Wilbur Snyder | width = 40% align = center | Fourth | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Lord Athol Layton |- | colspan = 3 align = center | NWA World Tag Team Champion (Chicago version) |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Roy and Ray Shires | width = 40% align = center | First (with Gene Kiniski) | width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Roy and Ray Shires |-

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