Doug Somers | |
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Birth name | Douglas Duane Somerson |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | September 22, 1951
Died | May 16, 2017 Buchanan, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 65)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Doug Somers |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Trained by | Harley Race[1] |
Debut | 1971 |
Retired | February 23, 2012 |
Douglas Duane Somerson (September 22, 1951 – May 16, 2017) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers. He worked in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980s as part of a tag team with "Playboy" Buddy Rose, managed by Sherri Martel, and twice held the AWA World Tag Team Championship.