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'''Angelo Mosca''' (b. ], ]) was a ] player between ] and ] with the ], but outside of Canada he was better known for his ] career. Born in ], he was known by various wrestling names, including "King Kong" and "The Might Hercules". Mosca has a son, ], who also wrestled. '''Angelo Mosca''' (b. ], ]) was a ] player between ] and ] with the ], but outside of Canada he was better known for his ] career. Born in ], he was known by various wrestling names, including "King Kong" and "The Might Hercules". Mosca has a son, ], who also wrestled.


Angelo played in 9 ] games, more than any other player in ] history, winning 5 (one with the ] and four with the ].) He is famous o(or more aptly infamous) for the 1963 Grey Cup late and out-of-bounds hit on ] star ]. The hit was considered by many to be a premeditated to knock Flemming out of the game. With Flemming out of the game, the Tiger-Cats went on to with the ] and Angelo Mosca's reputation as being the meanest professional football player was solidified. It was a reputation he later promoted as the notorious professional wrestler "King Kong" Mosca. Angelo played in 9 ] games, more than any other player in ] history, winning 5 (one with the ] and four with the ].) He is famous (or more aptly infamous) for the 1963 Grey Cup late and out-of-bounds hit on ] star ]. The hit was considered by many to be a premeditated to knock Flemming out of the game. With Flemming out of the game, the Tiger-Cats went on to with the ] and Angelo Mosca's reputation as being the meanest professional football player was solidified. It was a reputation he later promoted as the notorious professional wrestler "King Kong" Mosca.


Source: Heroes of the Game, A History of The Grey Cup - Stephen Thiele, Moulin Publishing 1997 Source: Heroes of the Game, A History of The Grey Cup - Stephen Thiele, Moulin Publishing 1997

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Angelo Mosca (b. March 13, 1938) was a Canadian Football League player between 1958 and 1972 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but outside of Canada he was better known for his professional wrestling career. Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, he was known by various wrestling names, including "King Kong" and "The Might Hercules". Mosca has a son, Angelo Jr., who also wrestled.

Angelo played in 9 Grey Cup games, more than any other player in CFL history, winning 5 (one with the Ottawa Rough Riders and four with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.) He is famous (or more aptly infamous) for the 1963 Grey Cup late and out-of-bounds hit on B.C. Lions star Willie Fleming. The hit was considered by many to be a premeditated to knock Flemming out of the game. With Flemming out of the game, the Tiger-Cats went on to with the Grey Cup and Angelo Mosca's reputation as being the meanest professional football player was solidified. It was a reputation he later promoted as the notorious professional wrestler "King Kong" Mosca.

Source: Heroes of the Game, A History of The Grey Cup - Stephen Thiele, Moulin Publishing 1997

Following his retirement, Mosca had a short run as a broadcaster for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He would leave the broadcast booth to manage his son's career.

He has lived in Hamilton for many years and is part owner of the Harvest Burger restaurant on King & Caroline streets (1-block west of Copps Coliseum).

Titles and accomplishments

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • 1984 Worst Television Announcer

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