Eric Holmback
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| Birth name | Eric Holmback |
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| Born |
April 16, 1916 Monroe, Washington, United States |
| Died | January 16, 1965 (aged 40) Cartersville, Georgia, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Yukon Eric |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) – 300 lb (140 kg) |
| Billed from | Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Trained by | Man Mountain Dean |
| Debut | January 22, 1942 |
Eric Holmback (April 16, 1916 – January 16, 1965) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Yukon Eric.
Holmback spent the majority of his career in Southern Ontario, Canada, where he won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship on two occasions with Whipper Billy Watson in 1955 and 1961 and the Montreal Athletic Commission's International Heavyweight Championship. He also won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in 1948.
Holmback is best known for his 1952 match and subsequent feud with Killer Kowalski in which he lost his ear as a result of a botched knee drop. A rematch between the two the following year was the first televised wrestling match in Canada. Holmback continued to wrestle in Florida until he committed suicide in 1965.
After being trained by Man Mountain Dean, Holmback made his professional wrestling debut on January 22, 1942, using the ring name Yukon Eric. Yukon Eric utilised a strongman in-ring persona, and as part of the persona, he was announced as being from Fairbanks, Alaska and always wore plaid wool shirts, worn open to show off his 66 inches (170 cm) chest. He also was known for whipping his opponent into the ropes so that they would bounce back into his chest.
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