Karl Gotch ist tot

[Björn Friedrich]

Im Alter von 82 Jahren ist gestern Karl Istaz, besser bekannt als Karl Gotch gestorben.

Gotch war eine Ringerlegende und unterrichtete viele der legendären japanischen Pancrase Kämpfer wie z.B. Funaki. Mit ihm ist einer der letzen großen Oldschool Ringer gestorben.

[jkdberlin]

Echt schade...eine echte Ikone, der Mann. Rest in Peace.

[Ortega]

REST IN PEACE :o

[jkdberlin]

...among his family and closest friends. Karl was a devoted husband, father, mentor, animal advocate, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and one of the greatest Professional and Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestlers in the 20th century, but Karl would have described himself as "just a kid from the waterfront". He would have been 83 years old in a few days.



He died in Tampa, Florida at 9:45pm EST on July 28th, 2007. Karl was fiercely independent and private and truly lived life on his own terms, ask anyone that knew him.

Karl's estate wishes he be granted privacy post-mortem. Anyone seeking to pay their respects is encouraged to donate to animal rescue, in particular Pit Bull terrier rescue. The Paw'd Squad Animal Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit organization and has already set up a rescue fund in Karl's name. All donations and contributions are tax deductible. These can be sent to:

Paw'd Squad Animal Rescue
P.O. Box 6564
Burbank, California 91510-6564

Alternatively, donations can be accepted at their website:

Paw'd Squad Animal Rescue

Karl was a true friend and a personal hero and I will miss him sorely.

Per Karl's wishes, all proceeds from the sale of his Conditioning For Combat Sports DVD will now directly benefit animal rescue.

Regards,
Jake Shannon
Grappling Techniques for Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ultimate Fighting, and Wrestling (http://www.ScientificWrestling.com)



Lion's Share Ventures, LLC, 24843 Del Prado Ste. 230, Dana Point CA 92629, USA

[§ENERGY§]

Rip

[YiShen]

Ach du Kacke :ups::ups:

R.I.P. :( :(

[BlackTiger]

Ach du Kacke
Wieso das denn? Ist doch ein schönes Alter zum sterben..


Pit Bull terrier rescue
:D

[barratinha]

hat jemand ein foto von karl gotch?

[Sven K.]

hat jemand ein foto von karl gotch?

Du kennst aber schon Google oder ?

Guckst Du hier (http://www.pwhf.org/halloffamers/bios/karl_gotch.asp)

[barratinha]

ja das kenne ich, doch habe ich da kein gutes gefunden!
darum habe ich mal nett gefragt!