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Danny Miller

Nickname: Dandy

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 200 lbs.

From: Fremont, OH

Birthday: Jun 5th

Pro Debut: November 15, 1955

Aliases: Dan Miller, El Rojo Cara, Blue Shark, Harry Sampson, Harry Samson, Harry Simpson, Super Gladiator, Abdul Gadaffi

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL/LA), Japanese Wrestling Association (Japan), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Vancouver (Canada), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Association (IN)

Career Highlights: -AWA International Champion
-JWA All Asia Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Valois)
-NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team Champion (4x; 1 each Bill Miller, Ricky Romero, Terry Funk, and Jerry Kozak)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (w/ Fritz Von Erich)
-NWA Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Bill Miller and Fred Curry)
-NWA Eastern States Champion
-NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Jose Lothario)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
-NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Ron Etchison and Bill Watts)
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA (Texas) Tag Team Champion (w/ Nick Kozak)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Sandor Kovacs and Billy Watson)
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (w/ Ron Etchison)
-TSW North American Champion
-WWC Television Champion
-WWWF United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Bill Miller)

Affiliates: Ron Etchison, Bill Miller, The Destroyer, Frank Valois, Ricky Romero, Terry Funk, Jerry Kozak, Fritz Von Erich, Fred Curry, Nick Kozak, Sandor Kovacs, Billy Watson, Karl Von Albers, Les Thatcher, Johnny Weaver, Louis Tillet, Sandy Scott, José Lothario

Notable Feuds: The Missouri Mauler, Bob Morse, Rocky Smith, Kinji Shibuya, Art Neilson, Nelson Royal, Curtis Smith, Gene Kiniski, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk, Jr., Bill White, Dick Murdoch, Jerry Blackwell, Johnny Valentine, Rene Goulet, Brute Bernard, George Harris, John Studd, Rip Hawk, Ricky Romero, Bobo Brazil, Dory Funk, Swede Hanson, Masa Saito, Karl Kox, Toru Tanaka, Alexis Smirnoff, Dusty Rhodes, Larry Hennig, Michiaki Yoshimura, Toyonobori, The Spoiler, Mitsu Arakawa, Duke Keomuka, Geoff Portz, Ray Urbano, Frank Townsend, Charlie Fulton, Gene Anderson, Pampero Firpo, Al Costello, Giant Baba, Gantetsu Matsuoka, Hans Schmidt, Hiro Matsuda, The Great Mephisto, Rikidozan

Other Facts: -Real name was Daniel Dean Miller
-Brother of pro wrestler Bill Miller & Don Miller. Dan and Don were twins.
-Billed as the brother of Ed Miller
-Sometimes billed from Columbus, OH. As Harry Sampson, he was billed from Chicago, IL
-After retiring in 1976, he remained involved in wrestling, working in the office in Florida for 10 years.
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2013
-Passed away June 6, 2016 at the age of 84.