WRESTLER PROFILES

[Bret Hart SLAM! Article]	Wrestler: Jimmy Banks Real Name: Jimmie Lee Banks Birthday: May 14, 1956 Hometown: Akron, Ohio Marital Status: Single at Time of Death Height & Weight: 6'4" - 330 lbs Trained by: Debut: 1975 Previous Gimmicks: "Sweet Man" Jimmy Banks Sugar Bear Brown Joe Joe Andrews Kasavubu (Stampede) Apeman Andrews Finishing Move: The Big Slam Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: The Great Danes The Convicts Malcolm Monroe Sr. The North American Madman Buddy Donavan Conar Donagan Don Red Cloud Ronnie Lee Bret Hart (Stampede)
Jimmy Banks did occasional undercard work for the World Wrestling Federation and was also seen on some house shows.. Jimmy Banks wrestled as "Kasavubu" for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling - billed from Ugana - managed by J.R. Foley.. July 27, 1982: Jimmy Banks died on the operating table from heart failure. He was only in his late 20s.. Summer 1982: A memorial fundraiser card was held in Akron, to raise money for the family.. ~~~Wrestlers from five states worked for free and paid their own expenses to the event, including: ~~~~~Tom Lynch, Brady Howard, Larry Winters, Marcial Bovee (The Time Traveler), The North American Madman; ~~~~~The Convicts, Zebra Boy, Gentleman Jim, Ed Bonzo, Malcolm Monroe, Zoltan the Great, and several others;