| Klondike Bill | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | William Soloweyko[1] |
| Born | December 1, 1931[2] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2] |
| Died | October 3, 2000 (aged 68)[2] Pineville, North Carolina, U.S.[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bill Soloweyko[1] Klondike Bill[3] Kodiak Bear[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 365 lb (166 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States[3] |
| Trained by | Stu Hart[3] |
| Retired | 1987[4] |
William Soloweyko (December 1, 1931 – October 3, 2000), better known by his ring name Klondike Bill, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He wrestled in various National Wrestling Alliance territories throughout the 1960s and 1970s, before moving onto World Championship Wrestling.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "William Soloweyko obituary". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. October 4, 2000. p. 25. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ "Wrestler Profiles: Klondike Bill". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2023.