Steve Travis | |
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Birth name | Steve Al Musulin [1] |
Born | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | December 13, 1950
Died | August 10, 2018 Richmond, Virginia, United States | (aged 67)
Alma mater | Guilford College |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Steve Travis Steve Muslin Stonewall Jackson Steve Valiant |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) [2] |
Debut | 1976 |
Retired | 1985 |
Steve Al Musulin (December 13, 1950 – August 10, 2018) [3] was an American professional wrestler and artist. He worked for the World Wrestling Federation and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in the late 1970s and early 1980s under the ring name Steve Travis. [4]
Musulin attended Guilford College in Greenville, North Carolina where he played football. [1] After graduating from college, he began wrestling in 1976. [5] He wrestled as Stonewall Jackson in Tennessee and Ohio before making his debut in the World Wrestling Federation in 1978. In 1979, he was known as "The Rookie of the Year" where he feuded with Johnny Rodz and the Valiant Brothers. He left the WWF in late 1979. [6]
From 1980 to 1981 he worked in Japan, Toronto and Mid-Atlantic.
Then he returned to the WWF in 1981, teaming with Rick McGraw as the Carolina Connection. [7] Travis also teamed with Andre the Giant in a couple of matches. The notable one was when Travis and Andre defeated Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito by disqualification at the Boston Garden. [8] He left the WWF later that year.
After leaving the WWF, he returned to Mid-Atlantic where he finished his career there in 1985.
After retirement, Musulin worked in a junkyard making sculptures.
On August 10, 2018, Musulin died at the age of 67. [9] [10]
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Steve Travis | |
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Birth name | Steve Al Musulin [1] |
Born | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | December 13, 1950
Died | August 10, 2018 Richmond, Virginia, United States | (aged 67)
Alma mater | Guilford College |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Steve Travis Steve Muslin Stonewall Jackson Steve Valiant |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) [2] |
Debut | 1976 |
Retired | 1985 |
Steve Al Musulin (December 13, 1950 – August 10, 2018) [3] was an American professional wrestler and artist. He worked for the World Wrestling Federation and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in the late 1970s and early 1980s under the ring name Steve Travis. [4]
Musulin attended Guilford College in Greenville, North Carolina where he played football. [1] After graduating from college, he began wrestling in 1976. [5] He wrestled as Stonewall Jackson in Tennessee and Ohio before making his debut in the World Wrestling Federation in 1978. In 1979, he was known as "The Rookie of the Year" where he feuded with Johnny Rodz and the Valiant Brothers. He left the WWF in late 1979. [6]
From 1980 to 1981 he worked in Japan, Toronto and Mid-Atlantic.
Then he returned to the WWF in 1981, teaming with Rick McGraw as the Carolina Connection. [7] Travis also teamed with Andre the Giant in a couple of matches. The notable one was when Travis and Andre defeated Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito by disqualification at the Boston Garden. [8] He left the WWF later that year.
After leaving the WWF, he returned to Mid-Atlantic where he finished his career there in 1985.
After retirement, Musulin worked in a junkyard making sculptures.
On August 10, 2018, Musulin died at the age of 67. [9] [10]
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