Boris Malenko
| Boris Malenko | |
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| Birth name | Lawrence J. Simon |
| Born |
June 28, 1933 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | September 1, 1994 (aged 61) Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Family |
Joe Malenko (son) Dean Malenko (son) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Boris Malenko Crusher Duggan Larry Simon Laurence Malenko The Masked Muscovite Mr. Jacksonville Mr. Miami Otto Von Krupp |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Billed from |
Moscow, Soviet Union (as Boris Malenko) Germany (as Otto Von Krupp) |
| Debut | Mid-1950s |
| Retired | 1979 |
Lawrence "Larry" J. Simon (June 28, 1933 – September 1, 1994), better known by the ring name, Boris Malenko, was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida and Big Time Wrestling in the 1960s and 1970s as a villainous Russian. He is the father of professional wrestlers Joe Malenko and Dean Malenko.
Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Irvington, New Jersey. As a teenager, Simon competed at amateur wrestling in YMCAs. Before becoming a professional wrestler, he worked as a truck driver in the Garment District in New York City, New York.
Simon made his professional debut in the mid-1950s as "Larry Simon", wrestling on the independent circuit in the Eastern United States. In 1957, he joined the Dallas, Texas-based promotion Big Time Wrestling under the ring name "Crusher Duggan", winning the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship later that year.
In September 1961, Simon joined in the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. He adopted the persona of "Otto Von Krupp", a German wrestler who wore jackboots and a swastika on his back. Simon formed a tag team with Bob Geigel, with the duo winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship in November 1961, holding it until Malenko left the promotion in January 1962.
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