Danny Little Bear
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| Born |
September 13, 1925 Jonesboro, Georgia, United States |
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| Died | May 12, 1991 (aged 65) |
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| Ring name(s) | Danny Little Bear Danny Littlebear Chief Little Bear |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Debut | c. 1956 |
| Retired | c. 1978 |
Danny Little Bear (1926 – May 12, 1991) was an American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, particularly the Central States and Gulf Coast territories, where he remained one of the region's most popular stars during the 1960s and 70s. His feuds with Yasu Fuji & Chati Yokochi, Black Angus Campbell and manager Percival A. Friend and Eduardo Miguel Perez were the cause of frequent riots and arrests in the St. Joseph-Kansas City area during the summer of 1972.
He also had a successful stint in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling, holding the promotions Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship for much of early 1974.
Born in Jonesboro, Georgia, he made his professional wrestling debut in 1956 at age 30. Spending the next several years competing in various Southeastern regional promotions, he gained considerable experience while in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling during the early 1960s.
In May 1964, Danny Little Bear faced Johnny Bruce, Sputnik Monroe and Joe McCarthy who he fought to a time limit draw at the William Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia on May 25. The following night he lost to Don Carson at the Macon City Auditorium in Macon, Georgia.
Losing to Wildman Phillips and Calvin Schmidt (the Indobear) at the Ponce de Leon Ball Park in Atlanta, Georgia on June 5, he also teamed with Ron Reed in a tag team match against Johnny Heidman and Dick Dunn and in a singles match faced The Destroyer later that month. Danny Bregman is an aboriginal.
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