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Big Heart
Nickname: Chief
Weight: 245 lbs.
From: Pawhuska, OK
Birthday: Mar 5th
Pro Debut: 1950s
Feds Worked For: WCCW, WWWF, NWA (Georgia)
Finisher: Bow & Arrow
Career Highlights: -NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Little Eagle)
-NWA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Red McIntyre)
-NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Little Eagle)
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion
-NWA United States Tag Team Title (w/ Johnny Valentine)
Affiliates: Johnny Valentine, Kit Fox, Little Eagle, Red McIntyre
Notable Feuds: Jerry Graham, Gorilla Monsoon, Buddy Rogers, Bob Orton Sr., Dizzy Davis, Tokyo Joe, Stan Stasiak, Crusher Verdu, Rip Hawk, Swede Hanson, Brute Bernard, Skull Murphy, Waldo Von Erich, Gorilla Monsoon, Geeto Mongol, Bill Watts, Frank Martinez, Ben Lima, Tarzan Tyler, The Golden Terror, Johnny Smith, Aldo Bogni, Bronco Lubich, Fabulous Kangaroos
Other Facts: -Real name was Richard G. Vest
-Career ended in the early 1970's following a car accident that also ended the career of Kit Fox
-Passed away on April 22, 1993 of a heart attack at the age of 66
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