1. Mary Charlene Noble, known from childhood by her nickname Kay Noble, was an American professional wrestler.
14 Facts About Kay Noble
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Kay Noble's career spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s, during which time she was known for her toughness in the ring.
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Kay Noble worked along well-known female professional wrestlers such as Penny Banner, The Fabulous Moolah, and Gladys Gillem.
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Kay Noble wrestled in mixed tag team matches with partners such as her husband Doug Gilbert and Terry Funk.
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Kay Noble was honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2001, before dying of stomach cancer in April 2006.
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Kay Noble was trained by Laura Martinez and Sonny Myers.
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Kay Noble later helped train male professional wrestler Colonel DeBeers.
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Kay Noble wrestled a series of matches against and teaming with Betty Niccoli.
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Kay Noble wrestled as the partner of Jack Cain in mixed tag team matches against Jean Antone and Terry Funk.
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Kay Noble was named WFIA's "Girl Wrestling of the Year" in 1971.
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Kay Noble once worked for Bob Geigel as a bartender in Kansas.
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Kay Noble later worked in pediatrics at Baptist St Anthony's Hospital.
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Kay Noble was first married to Doug Gilbert, whom she met in an elevator and married in 1959.
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Kay Noble died on April 27,2006, in Amarillo, Texas, due to an inoperable cancer of the stomach, having been diagnosed the previous October.