Hubert Gallant
| Born |
November 12, 1955 Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Shediac, New Brunswick |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
"Handsome" Hubert Gallant Larry Roberts |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Trained by |
Emile Dupree Leo Burke |
| Debut | May 2, 1975 |
| Retired | 1986 |
Hubert Gallant (born November 12, 1955) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and trainer who competed in North American regional promotions during the 1970s and early 1980s including Stampede Wrestling and Emile Dupree's Grand Prix Wrestling as well short stints in the National Wrestling Alliance, specifically the Mid-South and Carolinas regions.
Among the wrestlers he has trained over the years include leading Canadian independent wrestlers "Wildman" Gary Williams and Mike Hughes.
Born in the rural countryside on the outskirts of Shediac, New Brunswick, Gallant played hockey during his teenage years and, often attending wrestling events at the Jean-Louis Lévesque Arena, was a childhood fan of wrestler Leo Burke growing up.
Gallant had been working as a machine operator when, at age 19, he contacted Rudy Kay to be trained as a professional wrestler. Gallant, who at the time weighed 160 lb (73 kg), was advised to increase his weight and began training with a local bodybuilder eventually he weighing in at around 200 lb (91 kg) after six months.
Beginning his training with Emile Dupree and the Cuban Assassin in late 1974, he eventually made his professional debut as Larry Roberts wrestling a 15-minute match on May 2, 1975. He would later tour the Maritimes with Dupree's Grand Prix Wrestling and International Wrestling during the summer and in Montreal before the end of the year.
After spending early 1976 competing in International Wrestling, Leo Burke was able to arrange Gallant to tour the United States with the National Wrestling Alliance wrestling in the Kansas City-area and Jim Crockett Promotions in North Carolina as Herb Gallant. In early 1977, he would team with Keith Franks in a tag team match against Ric Flair and Greg Valentine on January 1 and, following their loss, he would be defeated by Franks five days later. He would also team with Bill Dromo against Kim Duk & The Masked Superstar as well as with Rick McGraw against the Hollywood Blondes during the next two months.
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