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Lenny Montana


Last updated by on April 28, 2014


Title History

  • New Jersey Tag Team titles (as Zebra Kid) w/Golden Terror defeating Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro (April 4, 1953);
  • NWA Heart of America (Central States) Heavyweight title defeating Dave Sims (October 1, 1953);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles (as Len Crosby) w/Gene Kelly (aka Gene Kiniski) defeating Herb Freeman & Ray Gunkel (September 18, 1956);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles (as Len Crosby) w/Joe Christie defeating ????????? (June ??, 1960):
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Hard Boiled Haggerty defeating Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills (October 4, 1960);
  • NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles w/Gypsy Joe defeating “Grizzly” Jake Smith & Luke Brown (November 23, 1962);
  • NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Tyler defeating Karl & Kurt Von Brauner (October ??, 1963);
  • NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Tyler defeating ?????????? (April ??, 1963);
  • NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Tyler defeating Chief Little Eagle & Dick Steinborn (June ??, 1963);

 

Career Highlights

  • Lenny Montana was most famous for playing the role of ‘Luca Brasi’ in The Godfather..
  • May 12, 1992: Lenny Montana passed away as a result of a Heart Attack in Vierri, Italy..