Don Stansauk

Football career After attending Pasadena City College and the University of Denver, Stansauk was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the eighteenth round of the National Football League entry draft in 1950. He played defensive tackle and, after a season with the Lions, was traded to the Green Bay Packers.

Professional wrestling career As a wrestler, he made his wrestling debut under his real name in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They held the title for only a day, however, before it was returned to the previous champions because of concerns regarding the referee for the title match. While living at Pacific Palisades, Don Haggerty (as he was then known) was an ardent member of Elysium Institute in Topanga.

On June 20, 2003, Haggerty was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles and suffered a broken neck and other injuries. On January 27, 2004, Haggerty died at his home in Malibu, California. AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Lenny Montana (1) and replacement partner Gene Kiniski (2), and Bob Geigel (1) Cauliflower Alley Club Iron Mike Mazurki Award (1993) International Wrestling Association IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Maple Leaf Wrestling NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dick Hutton NWA Los Angeles NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (1 time) Mid-Pacific Promotions NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bill Savage (1) and Butcher Vachon (1) NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 time) Midwest Wrestling Association (Ohio) MWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dutch Howlett NWA All-Star Wrestling NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – with Gene Kiniski NWA San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times) – with Tom Rice NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) – with Ray Eckert World Class Championship Wrestling NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stu Gibson Worldwide Wrestling Associates WWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with The Destroyer (2), and El Shereef (2)