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Tommy Gilbert
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 225 lbs.
From: Lexington, TN
Birthday: Jan 15th
Pro Debut: 1969
Aliases: The Ace of Spades, Johnny Starr
Feds Worked For: AWA, TSW, MSW, NWA, UWF, Florida, Tennessee, World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Canada, USA Wrestling (TN)
Career Highlights: -AWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Eddie Marlin & Tojo Yamamoto)
-AWA Southern Champion
-Maritimes Provinces North American Champion (2x)
-NWA Florida Television Champion (2x)
-NWA (Mid-America) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Gorgeous George, Jr. & Paul Orndorff)
-NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion (5x)
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (7x; 2 each w/ Bearcat Brown and Eddie Gilbert, 1 each w/ Ricky Gibson, Eddie Marlin and Tommy Rich)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (4x, 2 w/ Sputnik Monroe, 1 each w/ Bearcat Brown & Ron Wright)
-NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Marlin & Ricky Gibson)
-TSW Tri-State Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Eddie Gilbert)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Gilbert)
-WWC Carribbean Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Eddie Gilbert)
Affiliates: Eddie Gilbert, Doug Gilbert, Eddie Marlin, Tojo Yamamoto, Bearcat Brown, Ricky Gibson, Tommy Rich, Sputnik Monroe, Ron Wright, Bill Dundee
Notable Feuds: Jerry Lawler, Wayne Ferris, Frank Morrell, Ken Wayne, Larry Booker, Frankie Laine, David Novak, Buddy Wayne, Tom Andrews, Jim Starr, Phil Hickerson, Jim Kent, Danny Davis
Other Facts: -Son of pro wrestler Arley Gilbert
-Father of pro wrestlers Eddie Gilbert & Doug Gilbert
-Wrestled under a mask as Ace of Spades until losing the mask to Stagger Lee on May 23, 1983
-Was a referee in the Mid-South & UWF areas
-Passed away November 26, 2015 at the age of 75
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