Tommy Gilbert
| Tommy Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Edward Gilbert |
| Born |
January 15, 1940 Lexington, Tennessee |
| Died | November 26, 2015 (aged 75) Lexington, Tennessee |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Gilbert |
| Children | and Kim Gilbert Peters |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tommy Gilbert Freddy Krueger Nightmare Freddy |
| Debut | 1969 |
| Retired | 1984 (as a wrestler) 1987 (as a referee) |
Thomas Edward "Tommy" Gilbert Sr. (January 15, 1940 – November 26, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. He wrestled for Continental Wrestling Association and throughout the South as Tommy Gilbert. He is the father of wrestlers Doug Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert.
Tommy Gilbert made his debut in 1969, wrestling for promoter Nick Gulas. In March 1975, after wrestling primarily throughout Tennessee for nearly six years, he began going to other territories like Atlanta, Amarillo (where he wrestled under the name Johnny Starr), the Canadian Maritimes, Florida, Kansas City, the Mid-South, Memphis, Puerto Rico, and the Mid-Atlantic areas.
After retiring from active competition in 1984, he became a referee for Mid-South/UWF, until its buyout by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987.
Tommy Gilbert was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame at a USWA show in the Mid-South Coliseum on March 7, 1994 alongside Al Greene, Don Greene, Jerry Jarrett, Lance Russell and Sputnik Monroe.
Tommy later wrestled in Memphis as Freddie Kruger in the late 80's
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