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As an athlete at Syracuse University, Beyer was a member of the varsity football and wrestling teams. He played in the 1953 Orange Bowl for Syracuse. Beyer graduated with a Masters Degree in education. Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in Miami, Florida. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...

Beyer's career as a "masked" wrestler, The Destroyer, began in 1962 in Los Angeles. He used the “figure-four-leg-lock” on his way to the WWA championship on July 27, 1962 in a win over Freddie Blassie. Beyer went on to defend the WWA title for 10 months. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... The Figure 4 leglock From the world of pro wrestling, it is one of the most simple holds, yet very devistating for anyone that has to suffer through it. ... The World Wrestling Association was a wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California during the 1960s. ... Fred Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional wrestler born in St. ...

In early 1963, Beyer wrestled 3 sold-out matches against Shohei “Giant” Baba at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, making the 2 wrestlers very famous in Japan. In May 1963, Beyer traveled to Japan for the first time, to wrestle with Rikidozan, in a match watched by 70 million TV viewers. Shohei Baba (馬場 正平 Baba Shōhei, 1938–1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... The Grand Olympic Auditorium is located at 1801 S. Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, California. ... Rikidōzan (Kanji: 力道山) was a professional wrestler, known as the Father of Puroresu and one of the most influential men in wrestling history. ...

In June 1964, Beyer returned to Los Angeles and beat Dick “The Bruiser” for another WWA title. Beyer lost the title to Bob Illis in September, won it back in November, and then lost it for the last time in March 1965 to Pedro Morales. William Richard Afflis (June 27, 1929-November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler best known as Dick the Bruiser. ... Pedro Morales (born October 22, 1942 at Culebra, Puerto Rico) is a retired, Hispanic/Latino professional wrestler. ...

Between 1967 and 1972, Beyer wrestled as Doctor X while in Minneapolis, although he was known as "The Destroyer" elsewhere. During 1972, Beyer had several epic battles with the legendary "Crippler" Ray Stevens. This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Carl Ray Stevens, better known as Ray The Crippler Stevens or Ray Blond Bomber Stevens (born September 5, 1935 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, died May 3, 1996), was an American professional wrestler. ...

From 1973, Beyer wrestled in Japan for 6 straight years, in a deal with Giant Baba and NTV of Tokyo. During his tenure in Japan, Beyer helped promote All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) for Giant Baba, and established himself as a television personality in a late-night TV show called “Uwasa No Channel.” Beyer held the PWF United States Championship until 1979, when he left AJPW and the championship was abandoned. Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nippon Television Network Corporation ) (TYO: 9404 ) is a television network in Shiodome area of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the capital and one of the forty-seven prefectures of Japan. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... A gaijin tarento (外人タレント) is a foreign celebrity (gaijin) active exclusively or almost exclusively in Japan. ...

From 1979, Beyer wrestled in Toronto and Montreal, against Bob Backlund, Andre The Giant, Terry and Dory Funk, Tony Paresi, Nick Bockwinkel, Edward Carpenter, Mad Dog Vachon, The Super Star, and others. Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... Bob Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is a former American professional wrestler and minor politician. ... André the Giant (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) was a professional wrestler and actor, born André René Roussimoff in Grenoble, France. ... Terrence (Terry) Funk (born June 30, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American professional wrestler, known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley. ... Dory Funk, Jr. ... Nick Bockwinkel Nick Bockwinkel was a professional wrestler, mainly competing in the AWA in the United States. ... Edouard Carpentier was a French-Canadian professional wrestler who garnered several world championships in a career that spanned the 1950s into the 1970s. ... Mad Dog Maurice Vachon Maurice Vachon (also known as Mad Dog Vachon) was a professional wrestler and is the brother of wrestlers Paul Vachon and the late Vivian Vachon. ...

Beyer went into semi-retirement in 1984. From 1984 to 1995, Beyer taught physical education in the Akron Central School District in Akron, New York, where he also coached football, wrestling and swimming. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI, 1917 In most educational systems, physical education (PE), also called physical training (PT) or gym in less progressive settings, is a course in the curriculum which utilizes learning in the cognitive, affective and psycho motor domains in a play... Akron, New York is a village in Erie County, New York, USA. The population was 3,085 at the 2000 census. ... Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ...

Beyer now lives in Buffalo, New York. Nickname: City of Good Neighbors Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Area    - City 136. ...

External links

• "The Destroyer Story"
• Obsessed With Wrestling: Dick Beyer