Ron Simmons
Ronald "Ron" Simmons[1] (born May 15, 1958)[1] is an American retired professional wrestler and American football player. He competed under his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad and Faarooq. He is currently signed to the WWE under a Legends program.
| Ron Simmons | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Ron Simmons[1] Faarooq Asad[1] Faarooq[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 270lb[2] |
| Born | 15 May 1958
(aged 67)[1] Perry, Georgia |
| Billed from | Warner Robins, Georgia |
| Trained by | Hiro Matsuda[1] |
| Debut | October 1986[1][2] |
| Retired | 2010[1] |
He competed in the National Wrestling Association (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/E). During his time in WCW, he became the first African American to win the World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Big Van Vader on August 2, 1992.[3] In the WWF, he is known for being one-half of the Acolytes Protection Agency along with Bradshaw and was also a member of The Nation of Domination. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Bradshaw in 2012.
Simmons played college football at Florida State University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.[4] He played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Ron Simmons Media
- Ron Simmons FSU1981.jpg
Ron Simmons while playing for Florida State University in 1981.
- Slater's veteran conquerors.jpg
Simmons (center) along with other WWE Legends at Raw 1000.
- Ron Simmons being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame2.jpg
Simmons being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
- An interview with Ron Simmons, conducted by Thomas Chamberlin Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- WWE Profile
- Ron Simmons at Accelerator3359.com
- Ron Simmons at Canoe.ca[dead link]
- Ron Simmons at Online World of Wrestling
- Solie's title histories
- Ron Simmons on IMDb
- Florida State University Year-By-Year Photos Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Florida State University Official Athletic Site Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Heisman Trophy Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
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