Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Laverne Clarence Gagne
- Ring Names
- Verne Gagne ( May 3, 1949 - April 27, 2015)
- Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Weight
- 215 lbs (98 kg) ( May 3, 1949 - June 29, 1986)
- Born February 26, 1926
- Died April 27, 2015 (aged 89)
- Birth Place Corcoran, Minnesota
- Billed From
- Corcoran, Minnesota ( May 3, 1949 - June 29, 1986)
- Notes AWA Founder
Career History
- Roles
- Promoter ( May 3, 1960 - December 31, 1991)
- Coach ( January 1, 1956 - December 31, 1991)
- Wrestler ( May 3, 1949 - June 29, 1986)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
May 3, 1960 December 31, 1991 Promotion November 15, 1949 April 14, 1960 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Tweener June 29, 1986 April 27, 2015 Face May 3, 1949 June 28, 1986 - Images
Nov 1980Jan 1964Apr 1953
- Finishers
- Sleeper hold
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2006, Individual
- Titles Won
American Wrestling Association / NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club
- 10 AWA World Heavyweight Championship
- 4 AWA World Tag Team Championship - 1 with Billy Robinson, 1 with Mad Dog Vachon, 1 with Moose Evans, 1 with the Crusher
- 4 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) - 1 with Bronko Nagurski, 1 with Butch Levy, 2 with Leo Nomellini
- 5 World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha version)
- 2 AWA United States Heavyweight Championship
Fred Kohler Enterprises
- 2 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Chicago version)
International Pro Wrestling
- 1 IWA World Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) - with Édouard Carpentier
International Wrestling Association (Montreal)
- 1 IWA International Heavyweight Championship
International Pro Wrestling
- 1 IWA World Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) - with Édouard Carpentier
NWA Tri-State
- 1 NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Southwest Sports Inc.
- 2 NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship - with Wilbur Snyder
Amateur wrestling
- 1 Northwestern AAU Championship
- 2 NCAA Championship
- 4 Big Ten Conference Championship
- 1 Minnesota State Championship
- 2 NCAA Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction (class of 1999)
- NJPW Greatest 18 Club inductee (class of 1990)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (class of 2004)
- Robbinsdale High School's Athletic Hall of Fame (class of 2013)
- WCW Hall of Fame induction (class of 1993)
- WON Hall of Fame induction (class of 1996)
- 158° in PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
- Cauliflower Alley Club Lou These Award (2006)
- Cauliflower Alley Club Other honoree (1993)
- Member of 1948 United States Olympic Team
- PWI Stanley Weston Award (1986)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year Award (1981 - vs. Giant Baba on 1/18)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon - Mad Dog Vachon ( December 7, 1978 - November 30, 1980)
- Billy Robinson and Verne Gagne - Billy Robinson ( August 6, 1978 - August 24, 1979)
- Billy Robinson and Verne Gagne - Billy Robinson ( December 30, 1972 - January 6, 1973)
- The Crusher and Verne Gagne - The Crusher ( April 9, 1965 - July 10, 1970)
- Verne Gagne and Moose Evans - Moose Evans ( December 28, 1963 - February 23, 1964)
- Leo Nomellini and Verne Gagne - Leo Nomellini ( July 19, 1960 - August 16, 1960)
- Verne Gagne and Butch Levy - Butch Levy ( April 28, 1959 - June 3, 1959)
- Édouard Carpentier and Verne Gagne - Édouard Carpentier ( September 5, 1958 - March 28, 1959)
- Leo Nomellini and Verne Gagne - Leo Nomellini ( May 15, 1958 - July 2, 1958)
- Bronko Nagurski and Verne Gagne - Bronko Nagurski ( February 11, 1957 - March 22, 1958)
- Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder - Wilbur Snyder ( July 1, 1958 - August 1, 1958)
- Édouard Carpentier and Verne Gagne - Édouard Carpentier ( March 6, 1957 - February 5, 1958)