Hiro Matsuda | |
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Birth name | Yasuhiro Kojima |
Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Empire of Japan | July 22, 1937
Died | November 27, 1999 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 62)
Cause of death | Colon cancer |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ernesto Kojima Hiro Matsuda |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
Trained by | Diablo Velasco[1] Rikidōzan Karl Gotch |
Debut | 1957 |
Retired | 1990 |
Yasuhiro Kojima (小島 泰弘, Kojima Yasuhiro) (July 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, Hiro Matsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer.