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Fred Curry

フレッド・カリー　/　ふれっど・かりー

American professional wrestler

June 12, 1943 (age 82)　・　Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Connecticut
professional wrestler

My Take

Flying Fred Curry is the kind of figure I find quietly heroic. Born into wrestling as the son of Wild Bull Curry, he could have coasted on the name, yet he became one of the Midwest's biggest draws in the 1960s and 70s and carried his fame worldwide in an era without streaming or social media. His blood feud with The Sheik is the stuff territory-wrestling legend is made of. There's an honesty to that old-school grind that modern entertainment rarely matches. He passed in 2026, but I respect performers like him who built reputations one packed arena at a time.

Overview

Fred Thomas Koury Jr. (June 12, 1943 – April 3, 2026) better known by his ring name "Flying" Fred Curry, was an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent. The son of "Wild Bull" Curry, Koury was one of the most popular stars in the Midwest United States and the rest of the world during the 1960s and 1970s. Flying Fred Curry had notable feuds with wrestling legend The Sheik.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Fred Curry
Name (Japanese): フレッド・カリー
Reading: ふれっど・かりー
Born: June 12, 1943 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Goat
Origin: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: professional wrestler

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

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