George Wells (wrestler)
| George Wells | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | George Wells |
| Born |
October 30, 1947 Oakland, California, United States |
| Residence | Oakland, California, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | George Wells Master Gee |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Debut | c. 1973 |
| Retired | c. 1992 |
| No. 53 (TOR), 64, 69 (SASK) | |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| College | New Mexico State |
| NFL draft | 1971 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122 |
| Drafted by | San Francisco 49ers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1971–1972 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1972–1973 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1974–1978 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1978 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 1974 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1972 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1974, 1975, 1976 |
George Wells (born October 30, 1947) is a retired American professional wrestler and Canadian Football League player who competed in North American regional promotions during the early 1970s and 1980s including the Continental Wrestling Association, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, most notably as the opponent of Jake “The Snake” Roberts at WrestleMania 2. It was during this live PPV match that Roberts, after having defeated Wells, had placed his pet snake “Damien” on Wells causing him to foam at the mouth.
A popular star in the San Francisco-area during the late 1970s, he is also credited as being the only African-American to hold the now defunct NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.
Born in Oakland, California, he graduated in 1966 from Oakland Tech High School and later attended Laney College and New Mexico State University playing college football and competed in the heavyweight division in several Amateur Athletic Union national tournaments.
In 1971, he played in the American Bowl in Florida and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He later played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders as a defensive end, earning All-Star honors four years and playing in five play-off games and three Grey Cups, winning one. He also averaged 30 to 36 quarterback sacks during four of his last five seasons.
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