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Ron Simmons

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Ron Simmons

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Overview

  • Born
    May 15, 1958 · Perry, Georgia, USA
  • Nicknames
    • The All-American
    • Faarooq
  • Height
    1.88 m

Biography

    • Ronald Simmons is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under his real name, and in the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/E) under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad (sometimes spelled Asad) and Faarooq (sometimes spelled Farooq).
      - IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao

Family

  • Spouse
      Lottie(1994 - present) (4 children)

Trademarks

  • Finishing move: The Dominator (Inverted Front Powerslam)
  • Finishing move: Standing Thrust Spinebuster
  • Finishing move: Snap Scoop Powerslam Pin
  • Trademark move: Shoulder Block
  • Finishing Double Team Move (with Bradshaw): Aided Powerbomb

Trivia

  • 1979 Heisman Trophy candidate.
  • Former member of the Ministry of Darkness.
  • Played for the Cleveland Browns for a short time in 1981.
  • Played football as an All-American for Florida State University under coach Bobby Bowden from 1977 - 1980, as a Nose Guard. He was pick number 6 for the Cleveland Browns for the 1981 NFL Draft. Later in the year he briefly played in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders.
  • He is one of only three men to have his number retired in football by Florida State University. Deion Sanders and Ron Sellers are the two others. (Two additional players have had their jerseys retired, but the numbers remain active).

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