- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Richard Afflis
- Nickname
- The Bruiser
- Dick Afflis was born on June 27, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Escapist (1983), Wrestling at the Chase (1959) and SuperClash '85 (1985). He died on November 10, 1991 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- 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).
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