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  1. Maurice Vachon. Joseph Maurice Régis Vachon (September 14, 1929 − November 21, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Mad Dog Vachon. He was the older brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon . Vachon started his career as an amateur wrestler, participating in the ...

  2. Nov 21, 2013 · Postmedia News. MONTREAL — Maurice (Mad Dog) Vachon wrestled for 44 years, had about 13,000 matches and once said he did everything he could to make people hate him. “I failed miserably,” he ...

  3. Nov 21, 2013 · The WWE.com staff announced the death of Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, a five-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion and a brutal competitor. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010 and retired in 1986.

  4. One of the most unorthodox characters in sports-entertainment history, Mad Dog Vachon terrorized opponents, officials and fans for four decades and made a lasting mark as a brutal competitor and a true original. Born in a working class district of Montreal in 1929, Maurice Vachon was a standout grappler from a very young age.

  5. Nov 21, 2013 · Vachon was a five-time world champion who pioneered trash-talking and showmanship in the ring. He also represented Canada at the 1948 Olympics, lost his leg in a car accident and campaigned for political parties.

  6. Maurice VACHON was a freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games and competed at the 1948 Olympics. He later became a professional wrestler, known as "Mad Dog" Vachon, and won several titles in the AWA and WWF.

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  8. Jan 11, 2014 · Joseph Maurice Régis Vachon was born on Sept. 1, 1929, the second of 13 children of Margarite (née Picard) and Ferdinand Vachon, a former strongman who became a police officer. Like all but one ...