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Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "the Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship.
Feb 20, 2017 · Ivan Koloff — the "Russian Bear" whom pro wrestling fans loved to hate as the Cold War stand-in for the Soviet Union — has died at 74, his daughter and World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed.
Oct 17, 2021 · A look back at the career of Ivan Koloff, the man who defeated Bruno Sammartino and won the tag team titles twice with Nikita Koloff.
Feb 19, 2017 · GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as “The Russian Bear” in the ring, had died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff’s daughter, Rachel Marley, and the WWE confirmed the death.
Feb 18, 2017 · Ivan “The Russian Bear” Koloff, Professional Wrestler, Dies at 74. The bearded grappler became a notorious villain, and fan favorite, in the wrestling world during the 1970s and 1980s.
Feb 18, 2017 · WWE is saddened to learn that Ivan Koloff, best known to the WWE Universe as one of Bruno Sammartino's most bitter rivals, has passed away at age 74.
Feb 19, 2017 · Ivan Koloff was a Canadian wrestler who won the WWWF title in 1971 and became a top villain in the 1970s and 1980s. He died of liver cancer in 2017 and was ordained as a minister in Greenville.
