Dusty Rhodes

Birth Name: Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr.
Born: October 12, 1945 in Austin, Texas
Died: June 11, 2015 (age 69)
Height & Weight: 6 ft 2 in, 285 lbs.
Major Titles Held: NWA World Heavyweight Championship (three times), NWA United States Championship (once), NWA World Tag Team Championship (two times), NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (two times), NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (once), NWA National Heavyweight Championship (once), NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (four times), NWA Florida Television Championship (twice), NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (once), IWA World Tag Team Championship (once)

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