Rick McGraw
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| Birth name | Richard McGraw |
| Born |
March 19, 1955 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | November 1, 1985 (aged 30) Fair Haven East, Connecticut, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rick McGraw |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Billed from | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Trained by | Rip Hawk |
| Debut | 1976 |
Richard "Rick" McGraw (March 19, 1955 – November 1, 1985) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
McGraw began his career in 1976 in the Florida area. He adopted the nickname "Quickdraw" in reference to the cartoon character Quick Draw McGraw.
He competed in the Mid-Atlantic region a couple of years later before entering the World Wrestling Federation.
McGraw defeated enhancement talent, but mostly put over heels that were ready to challenge WWF champion Bob Backlund. He also competed on the Showdown at Shea show in August 1980, losing to Greg Gagne.
McGraw left the WWF and competed for various regional territories of the National Wrestling Alliance. He was one-half of The New York Dolls with The Dream Machine (managed by Jimmy Hart) in the World Wrestling Association, winning the WWA World Tag Team Championship in 1982.
Rick then re-entered Vince McMahon Sr.'s WWF as part of the tag team called The Carolina Connection with Steve Travis.
Quickdraw had notable matches with numerous top heels during his time in the WWF. He was once managed by Arnold Skaaland and also had his neck "broken" by Killer Khan in a match. Towards the end of his career, McGraw teamed up with André the Giant to form a lopsided tag team duo: McGraw was 5'7" with the Giant billed at 7'4".
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