Cowboy Lang

Cowboy Lang
Born (1950-08-28)August 28, 1950[1]
Saskatchewan, Canada[2]
Died January 4, 2007(2007-01-04) (aged 56)[2]
Portland, Oregon[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Cowboy Lang
Billed height 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)[3]
Billed weight 109 lb (49 kg)[3]
Billed from Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Debut 1966 or 1967

Harry Lang[2] (August 28, 1950[1] – January 4, 2007[2]) was a midget professional wrestler best known by his ring name Cowboy Lang.

Professional wrestling career

Cowboy Lang was recognized for more than 30 years as one of the top midget wrestlers in the world.[3] Lang made his professional wrestling debut in the mid-1960s when he was 16 years old.[3] He would regularly rush to the ring wearing his trademark cowboy hat and boots.[3] He was born in Saskatchewan but raised in Rimbey, Alberta.[4] On the night of April 20, 1986, Lang teamed with Little Mr. T. to beat Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook at AWA WrestleRock. Throughout his career, Little Tokyo showed that he was one of Cowboy Lang's biggest rivals. In the early 1980s they fought for the NWA World Midget's Championship.[3] Lang died at age 56 in Portland, Oregon after a 10 year bout of homelessness. He died in a homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon.[1][2]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography for Cowboy Lang". imdb. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oliver, Greg (2007-01-09). "Midget star Cowboy Lang dies". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Greg. "Midget star Cowboy Lang dies". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "NWA World Midgets' Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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