MANAGER PROFILES

[Captain Lou Gallery] [Managers Gallery]	Wrestler/Manager: "Captain" Lou Albano Real Name: Lou Albano Birthday: July 29, 1933 Hometown: Carmel, New York Billed from Italy Marital Status: Height & Weight: 5'10" - 350 lbs Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Mr Fuji Wild Samoans Rocky Johnson Tony Atlas Bobby Heanan Big John Studd King Kong Bundy
Wrestlers that Captain Lou Albano Has Managed: Crusher Verdu The Mongols (Bepo & Geeto) Nikolai Volkoff The Spoiler Yukon Lumberjacks Bobby Duncum Don Muraco Wild Samoans Dick Murdoch Adrian Adonis Fred Blassie Luke Graham Tarzan Tyler The Golden Terror Ken Patera Greg Valentine Pat Patterson Jimmy Snuka George The Animal Steel Baron Mikel Scicluna King Curtis The Executioners Prof. Toru Tanaka Mr. Fuji Mr Saito Valiant Brothers Ripper Hawkins The Moondogs Andre The Giant The Machines Moondog Mayne Iron Mike McCord Bugsy McGraw Butcher Vachon Bulldog Brower Fabulous Moolah Ivan Koloff US Express The British Bulldogs Headshrinkers
Midwest Tag Team title w/Tony Altimore.. WWF United States Tag Team title w/Tony Altimore defeating Spiros Arion & Arnold Skaaland..
Lou Albano first rose to national prominence in the late-fifties as part of a tag team known as The Sicilians with Tony Altimore.. The Scicilians caused a lot of controversy with their stereotypical Italian gangster gimmick.. The Scicilians were once approached in Chicago by some legitimate "wise guys" and were told -- to tone their act down.. June 30, 1961: The Scicilians won the prestigous Midwest Tag Team title in Chicago.. July 10, 1967: The Scicilians won the WWF United States Tag Team title from Spiros Arion & Arnold Skaaland.. Lou Albano ended his partnership with Altimore and set out to become a manager, targeting WWWF Champion, Bruno Sammartino.. Lou Albano led "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff to end Bruno Sammartino's seven year title reign.. Lou Albano led Pat Patterson, Don Muraco & Greg Valentine to Intercontinental title reigns.. Lou Albano led the Wild Samoans, The Valiant Brothers, Saito & Fuji, The British Bulldogs to the WWF Tag Team Titles. Lou Albano led 15 different teams to the WWF Tag Team titles! November 1986: Lou Albano left the WWF to sponcer Multiple Scorces desiase.. 1989: Lou Albano went into semi-retirement and starred in a TV program called "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show".. Lou Albano became a vegetarian which helped him drop 150lbs.. 1996: Lou Albano was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame.. May 2005: Captain Lou Albano, 71, suffered a heart attack and was released from the hospital later that week.. January 13, 2006--East Coast Wrestling Association: Jimmy Snuka w/Captain Lou Albano defeated Mike Tobin.. March 14, 2006: Lou Albano was honored at the premiere party for the release of the Super Mario Brothers TV show on DVD.. ~~~Guests: Lou Duva of boxing fame, Iron Sheik, Jimmy Valiant, Nikolai Volkoff, Jimmy Snuka and host Johnny Valiant.. April 29, 2006--National Wrestling Superstars: Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka w/Captain Lou Albano defeated Johnny Candido.. April 13, 2007--NWS: The Patriot & Rogue w/Captain Lou Albano defeated The Baghdad Bullies w/King Idu Stinq.. June 11, 2007 - Vince McMahon Appreciation Night: Captain Lou Albano made unscripted comments about Mr. Vince McMahon.. ~~~Later that night: Mr. Vince McMahon exited the building and got into his private limousine just before it exploded into flames!