Keith Hart (wrestler)
| Keith Hart | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Keith William Hart |
| Born |
August 21, 1951 Great Falls, Montana, United States |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie duBerger (divorced) Joan Hart (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Hart |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Keith Hart Ted Keath |
| Billed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Billed from | Calgary, Alberta |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1973 |
| Retired | 2000 |
Keith William Hart (born August 21, 1951) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler and firefighter. He is a member of the Hart wrestling family and the third son of Helen and Stu Hart, CM. He is best known for his work for Stampede Wrestling and several appearances for WWE, often with his siblings Bret, Owen, Bruce and Diana. In Stampede he won several championships and for WWE he participated in the seventh edition of Survivor Series.
Hart is the third child of wrestling promoter Stu Hart and his wife Helen, thus he is the younger brother of Smith and Bruce and the older brother of Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Ross, Alison, Diana and Owen Hart.
He is of Greek descent through his maternal grandmother and Irish through his maternal grandfather. His father was mainly of Scots-Irish descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry. Hart is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.
Before becoming a wrestler, Keith Hart earned a degree in teaching.
Hart had a lot of experience in amateur wrestling during his youth, something he did mostly to please his father.
Hart trained under his father and began wrestling on June 1, 1973 in his father's promotion, Stampede Wrestling, facing Lindy Calder in his debut match. He spent much of his career as a tag team wrestler, teaming with wrestlers such as his brother Bret, with whom he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship four times. He feuded with wrestlers such as Dick Steinborn, Dynamite Kid, Herbert Gallant, K J Anderssen, Mr. Hito, and Mr. Sakurada. As a singles wrestler he held the Britith Commonwealth Mid Heavyweight title. In addition to wrestling in Canada, Hart performed in Germany, Japan and made infrequent appearances in the United States of America.
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