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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Rayville, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- March 10, 2007
Ernie Ladd
Ernest Ladd, nicknamed "The Big Cat", was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship before being drafted in 1961 by the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). Ladd found success in the AFL as one of the largest players in professional football history at 6′9″ and 290 pounds. He helped the Chargers to four AFL championship games in five years, winning the championship with the team in 1963. He also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers. Ladd took up professional wrestling during the AFL offseason, and after a knee injury ended his football career turned to it full-time in 1969. As a professional wrestler, Ladd became one of the top heels in the business. For the majority of his career, he played a villainous character who …
Filmography
movieWWE: True Giants
2014
movieLegends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Himself, Writer
movieGiants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008 · "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
movieMid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 · "The Big Cat" Earnie Ladd
tvThat '70s Show
1998 · Manager
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995 · Self
movieWWE Hall Of Fame 1994
1994 · Self
tvRaw
1993 · Ernie Ladd
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
movieWWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987 · Ernie Ladd (Ringside)
tvWWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · Ernie Ladd
movieVillains of the Squared Circle
1986 · "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
movieWrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985 · Ernie Ladd
tvTuesday Night Titans
1984 · Ernie Ladd
movieNWA Boogie Jam
1984 · "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
tvWCW Arena Shows
1983 · Ernie Ladd
movieWCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
1981 · "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
tvMid-South Wrestling
1981 · Ernie Ladd (Commentator), "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd, 'Big' Ernie Ladd
tvMid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981 · Ernie Ladd
tvWCCW Star Wars
1981 · Ernie Ladd
tvWWF Championship Wrestling
1980 · Ernie "The Cat" Ladd, Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd, Ernie Ladd
tvWWF All-Star Wrestling
1975 · Ernie Ladd, 'The Big Cat' Ernie Ladd
tvWWE Old School
1973 · Ernie Ladd