Brian Pillman
| Brian Pillman | |
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Pillman in 1995
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| Birth name | Brian William Pillman |
| Born |
May 22, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Died | October 5, 1997 (aged 35) Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
| Cause of death | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie King (m. 1993; his death 1997) |
| Children | 6, including two step-children |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brian Pillman Flyin' Brian The Yellow Dog |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Billed from | Cincinnati, Ohio "The kennel club" (as The Yellow Dog) |
| Trained by |
Stu Hart Trained with the Hart family. |
| Debut | 1986 |
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| Date of birth | May 22, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Date of death | October 5, 1997 (aged 35) Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Nose tackle |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| College | Miami (Ohio) |
| Career history | |
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| 1984 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1985 | Buffalo Bills* |
| 1986 | Calgary Stampeders |
| *Offseason member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards | 2nd team all-american |
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Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional wrestler and professional football player best known for his appearances in Stampede Wrestling in the 1980s and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1990s.
Pillman created a legacy as "The Loose Cannon", a wrestling gimmick that would see him do a series of worked shoots that would gain him a degree of infamy for his unpredictable character. He was also known for being extremely agile in the ring, although a car accident in April 1996 from which he received extensive ankle injuries limited his in-ring ability.
By the end of his career he worked with Stone Cold Steve Austin in a storyline involving a firearm and with the Hart Foundation in a controversial angle concering nationalism, both which are considered important to developing the late 1990s Attitude Era.
Pillman was born on May 22, 1962 to a Welsh mother named Mary and he had three sisters, two of them named Angie and Linda and a brother. His father died of a heart attack when Pillman was three months old.
As a child, Pillman developed multiple throat polyps and underwent between thirty-one and thirty-six operations to tend to them, many before the age of three. Due to his medical issues Pillman spent a large part of his early childhood in a hospital, only going home for Christmas. Because of this Pillman's mother chose to send him to a public school so that he could spend more time with his friends which led him to become the only Presbyterian in his otherwise Catholic family. As a child Pillman played many sports including basketball and hockey but was rather fragile and was often made fun of by other children because of his voice which was damaged by the many operations which according to his mother prompted him to learn how to box.
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