27 Facts About Dick Murdoch

Dick Murdoch was best known for his time in the NWA, World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Dick Murdoch joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the North-South Connection, winning the WWF Tag Team Championship.

Dick Murdoch later wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions, engaging in feuds with the likes of Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, and Dusty Rhodes.

Dick Murdoch attended Caprock High School, where he took part in amateur wrestling.

Dick Murdoch started wrestling in 1965 as "Ron Carson", working in a tag team with Don Carson.

Dick Murdoch soon started wrestling under his real name and for territories within the National Wrestling Alliance.

Dick Murdoch's most noted work as a wrestler came in Mid-South Wrestling in the early 1980s, where he teamed with Junkyard Dog.

Dick Murdoch entered the MSG Tag League of that year, teaming with fellow Texan Stan Hansen, with the team finishing 3rd place with 36 points, scoring victories over teams such as El Canek and Super Maquina, Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu, Seiji Sakaguchi and Kengo Kimura and Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami.

Dick Murdoch engaged in a few encounters with Hulk Hogan, which ended in double count-out or with Murdoch being disqualified.

Dick Murdoch entered the MSG Tag League, this time with the Masked Superstar with the team finishing 4th place with 21 points, scoring victories over teams such as El Canek and Perro Aguayo, Tiger Toguchi and Killer Khan and Dino Bravo and Murdoch's future tag team partner Adrian Adonis.

Dick Murdoch would resume his singles career by feuding with Inoki and Fujinami, and having bloody encounters with Abdullah The Butcher and Bruiser Brody.

Dick Murdoch reunited with the Masked Superstar to compete in the IWGP Tag Team League of that year, with both men finishing 4th place with 19 points, defeating the Kelly Twins, Dos Caras and El Canek, and Kendo Nagasaki and Mr Pogo.

Dick Murdoch participated in the IWGP League of that year, wrestling his way to the finals, where he lost to Inoki.

Dick Murdoch teamed up with Scott Hall and Bob Orton Jr.

Dick Murdoch briefly wrestled in Mid-South Wrestling again in 1985, and visited Bremen, Germany in 1986 for an unsuccessful challenge to CWA World Heavyweight Champion Otto Wanz, before joining the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions later in 1986 as a babyface.

Dick Murdoch feuded with Ric Flair and campaigned in matches for Flair's NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Dick Murdoch teamed with Ron Garvin against Flair and the Four Horsemen.

Dick Murdoch left the NWA and wrestled in Puerto Rico and Japan.

Dick Murdoch returned to Japan working for W*ING, WAR and IWA Japan from 1992 to 1994.

Dick Murdoch briefly worked as the manager to Bob Backlund during house shows.

Dick Murdoch's last match was a victory over Rod Price at a show in Amarillo, Texas on June 6,1996.

Dick Murdoch appeared on an episode of Learning The Ropes and an episode of The Jerry Springer Show.

Dick Murdoch appeared in various rodeo events, ran his own bar, and did promotional work for Coors beer, as well as participating in drug awareness programs.

Dick Murdoch was featured as a playable character in the 2001 video game Fire Pro Wrestling and 2007 video game Wrestle Kingdom 2.

Dick Murdoch died of a heart attack on June 15,1996, at the age of 49, having taken part in a rodeo earlier that day.

Dick Murdoch was found dead at 4:30 AM on a couch in his living room by his ex-wife.

Dick Murdoch suffered from high blood pressure in later years and had no prior heart problems.