Inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame May 22nd, 1994.
Dick the Bruiser was the original beer guzzling, cigar smoking,
toughguy in the wrestling industry.
Notable Title Wins include: NWA United States Heavyweight title (5);
NWA (Chicago) World Tag Team titles with Gene Kiniski; AWA World Tag
Team titles with Crusher Lisowski (5); AWA World Heavyweight title; WWA
World Heavyweight title (9); WWA World Tag Team titles with Crusher
(6); WWA World Tag Team titles with Bruno Sammartino.
The Bruiser actually gave Bobby Heenan the nickname "The Weasel".
Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005 with his
tag team partner, The Crusher (Reginald Lisowski).