| 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] |
| 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. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship.[1][8][2]
- ^ a b c d e Chad Bonham (2001). Wrestling with God. David C Cook. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-58919-935-4.
- ^ 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
- ^ https://www.midatlanticwrestling.net/resourcecenter/interviews/koloff/ivankoloff01.htm
- ^ a b "Ivan Koloff bio". WWE. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/ivan-koloff/
- ^ 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.