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Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958),[5] better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. In 2011 he began working with WWE on its wellness policy. He is best known for his work with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

Lex Luger



Luger at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020

Born

Lawrence Wendell Pfohl

June 2, 1958 (age 65)[1]

Buffalo, New York,
U.S.

Alma materPennsylvania State University
University of MiamiSpouse

Peggy Fulbright

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(m. 1979; div. 2003)​

PartnerMiss Elizabeth (1999; died 2003)Children2

Professional wrestling career

Ring name(s)Lex Lugar[2]
Lex Luger[3]
The Lugar[4]
The Narcissist
The Total Package[1]Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]Billed weight265 lb (120 kg)[1]Billed fromAtlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois[3][1]Trained byBarry Windham
Bob Roop[5]
Hiro Matsuda[5]DebutOctober 31, 1985[1]Retired2006Football careerNo. 66Position:Offensive linemanPersonal informationWeight:270 lb (122 kg)Career informationHigh school:Orchard Park (NY)College:MiamiUndrafted:1979Career history

Montreal Alouettes (1979–1981)

Green Bay Packers (1982–1983)*

Tampa Bay Bandits (1984)

Memphis Showboats (1984–1985)

Jacksonville Bulls (1985)

 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Luger is a two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also a five-time NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion who holds the records for consecutive days and total days as champion. He is the second WCW Triple Crown Champion. Although he never won a championship in the WWF, he challenged for every title in the organization (including WWF World Heavyweight Championship matches at SummerSlam in 1993 and WrestleMania X in 1994) and was the 1994 Royal Rumble co-winner with Bret Hart.[6] Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers voted Luger the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year in 1993.[7]

Football career
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Luger attended high school and played football in Orchard Park, New York. He then attended Pennsylvania State University on a football scholarship, but transferred to the University of Miami after his freshman year when the Penn State coaches thought he should move to linebacker or defensive end. Luger was an avid basketball player in his youth, and though he rarely played soccer, is a fan of English soccer club Manchester United. He eventually decided his skills would be better suited to football. He sat out the 1977 season as a redshirt transfer student in Coral Gables.

In 1978, Luger played for the Miami Hurricanes, which featured future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, Jim Burt, Mitch Guittar, Fred Marion, and Mark Richt.[8] He was kicked off the team for what Luger referred to as "off-the-field incidents".[9] On the team's road trip to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech, Luger, who was suffering from cabin fever and disappointed at not being named a starter by coach Lou Saban by the 5th game of the season, snapped and trashed his hotel room.[10]

Upon leaving Miami, he played professional football for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League where he played in the 67th Grey Cup against the Edmonton Eskimos.[11] He then signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, but never played in a game and thus is not listed on their all-time roster, though he did spend the entire 1982 season on the team's injured reserve list with a groin problem incurred during training camp.[12] He returned to the Packers training camp in 1983, but he was released before the regular season began.[13] Luger wore number 66 for the Packers, the last player to do so before it was retired for Ray Nitschke. Luger said in a 2018 interview with the Green Bay Press-Gazette his wrestling career might have never happened had it worked out with the Packers. "I would have loved to have had a long-term career with the Packers; are you kidding me?" Pfohl said. "If I did, I probably wouldn't have become a wrestler. So, in the big picture, it worked out for me in that regard ... Had it worked out in Green Bay, I seriously doubt I would have become a pro wrestler."[14]

In 1984, Luger finished his football career playing in the United States Football League for the Tampa Bay Bandits, Memphis Showboats and Jacksonville Bulls. He was a teammate of future WCW rival Ron Simmons while playing for the Tampa Bay Bandits.[5]
Professional wrestling career
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NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida (1985–1987)
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In 1985, Luger walked into the Championship Wrestling Florida office where he met Hiro Matsuda,[5] who had previously trained Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Luger adopted the ring name "Lex Luger", being a fan of the comic book villain Lex Luthor, which helped cast himself as a typical wrestling heel which he would continue to be throughout most of his early years in wrestling.