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Revision as of 06:31, 23 November 2006 by Mundster (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Angelo Mosca (b. March 13, 1938) was a Canadian Football League player between 1958 and 1972, 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.
Mosca attended Notre Dame University and was drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1959 in the 30th round (350th overall.) He had already decided to play in the CFL, in 1958 and 1959 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He moved to the Ottawa Rough Riders for 1961 and 1962, and the Montreal Alouettes in 1963. He played his remaining years, 1964 to 1972 in Hamilton. He was a 5 time all star.
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 Fleming 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
- 5-Time NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion (Toronto version)
- 2-Time NWA Mid Atlantic Television Champion
- 1-Time NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (San Francisco version)
- 1-Time NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA Tri State Brass Knuckles Champion
- 1-Time NWA Florida Global Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Duncum)
- 1-Time NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion
- PWI ranked him # 305 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 1984 Worst Television Announcer
External links
- Angelo Mosca
- Other Superstars - Angelo Mosca
- Maple Leaf Wrestling - Pictorial: http://mapleleafwrestling.4t.com/index.html
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Canadian Football League defensive linemen
- Canadian professional wrestlers
- Grey Cup champions
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- People from Hamilton, Ontario
- People from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players