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Ivan Gene LeBell was born in Los Angeles, California. He started training in catch wrestling and boxing from his early childhood, influenced by his mother, "Red Head" Aileen Eaton, a promoter of both sports who owned the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, [4] and who was the first woman to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [5]
LeBell was a martial artist, referee, judo champion and stuntman. (Photo: Brian To via Getty Images) Gene LeBell, a renowned stuntman who trained Bruce Lee and inspired the likes of Quentin ...
Eaton died on January 10, 1966, with Aileen's son from a prior marriage Mike LeBell taking over on behalf of his mother, who by then was a major figure in boxing. [15] [16] [4] On August 18, 1968, LeBell rejoined the NWA, renaming the promotion NWA Hollywood Wrestling. The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was abandoned and the promotion began ...
Gene LeBell, the colorful judo champion, wrestler and stuntman who trained Bruce Lee, fought Elvis Presley and John Wayne in the movies and was an inspiration for Brad Pitt’s character in Once ...
Lebell reportedly had more than 1,000 TV and movie credits, mostly as a stuntman, but […] Gene LeBell Dies: Stuntman, Actor And Wrestling Legend Who Fought Bruce Lee & Chuck Norris Onscreen Was ...
Gene LeBell v. Milo Savage, a judoka and a boxer respectively, was thought to be one of the earliest examples of MMA in the United States. [5] [6] Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki took place in Japan between American boxer Muhammad Ali and Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976.
Gene LeBell (stuntman/actor, b.1932 d.2022): LeBell worked on over 350 films and TV shows [21] and was commonly known as "the Godfather of Grappling" and "the Toughest Man Alive". [22] In 2002, Gene LeBell was promoted to 10th dan in judo by Jon Bluming in the Netherlands.
Hollywood stuntman and martial artist Gene LeBell has died. He was 89. Professional wrestler Bas Rutten announced LeBell’s death via Facebook, writing, “You will be greatly missed Gene, I love ...