Tommy Gilbert

Thomas Edward "Tommy" Gilbert Sr. (January 15, 1940 – November 26, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. He wrestled for Continental Wrestling Association and throughout the South as Tommy Gilbert. He was the father of wrestlers Doug Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert.

Tommy Gilbert
Birth nameThomas Edward Gilbert
Born(1940-01-15)January 15, 1940[1]
Lexington, Tennessee
DiedNovember 26, 2015(2015-11-26) (aged 75)
Lexington, Tennessee
Spouse(s)Peggy Gilbert
Children3; including Eddie Gilbert, Doug Gilbert
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tommy Gilbert
Freddy Krueger
Nightmare Freddy[2]
Trained byMario Galento
Debut1969
Retired1984 (as a wrestler)
1987 (as a referee)

Professional wrestling career

Tommy Gilbert made his debut in 1969, wrestling for promoter Nick Gulas. In March 1975, after wrestling primarily throughout Tennessee for nearly six years, he began going to other territories like Atlanta, Amarillo, the Canadian Maritimes, Florida, Kansas City, the Mid-South, Memphis, Puerto Rico, and the Mid-Atlantic areas.

Retirement

After retiring from active competition in 1984, he became a referee for Mid-South/UWF, until its buyout by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987.

Tommy Gilbert was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame at a USWA show in the Mid-South Coliseum on March 7, 1994 alongside Al Greene, Don Greene, Jerry Jarrett, Lance Russell and Sputnik Monroe.[3]

Tommy later wrestled in Memphis as Freddy Krueger in the late 1980s.

Personal life

Gilbert was the father of two sons: Thomas Jr. and Doug Gilbert and a daughter Kim Gilbert Peters. The sons would become professional wrestlers as Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and Dangerous Doug Gilbert. Gilbert died on November 26, 2015 at the age of 75.[4][5]

Championships and accomplishments
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References
  1. Ryan Nation "All in the family: The Gilberts story" Slam! Wrestling
  2. Mike Lano Slam! Wrestling
  3. Online World of Wrestling "Memphis Wrestling (Old)"
  5. Gilbert, Doug. "My father has passed away". Twitter. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000.]. "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. pp. 185–189. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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