| Ivan Koloff | |
|---|---|
 Koloff, c. 1982 | |
| Birth name | Oreal Donald Perras[1] |
| Born | August 25, 1942[2][1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2017 (aged 74) Winterville, North Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Cause of death | Liver cancer |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ivan Koloff[2][1] Jim Parris[3] Orwell Paris Red McNulty[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4][5] |
| Billed weight | 298 lb (135 kg)[6] |
| Billed from | Moscow, Russia[6] Ukraine |
| Trained by | Jack Wentworth Dan Koloff |
| Debut | February 15, 1963 [7] |
| Retired | November 16, 2013[3] |
Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "the Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, where he was billed from Russia and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship.[1][8][2]
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- ^ a b c d Solomon, Brian (2006). WWE Legends. Pocket Books. pp. 155–158. ISBN 978-0-7434-9033-7.
- ^ a b "Ivan Koloff's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=1205 [bare URL]
- ^ "The Mid-Atlantic Gateway | the Ivan Koloff Interview".
- ^ a b "Ivan Koloff bio". WWE. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Ivan Koloff: Secret Untold Tale of a Beloved Wrestling Heel". December 12, 2023.
- ^ Mooneyham, Mike (June 10, 2007). "'Evil Russian' softens, looks back on career". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2013.