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Harley Race

Apr 11, 1943 – Aug 1, 2019 (Age 76)

About

BORN
April 11, 1943
DIED
August 1, 2019
AGE
76

Obituaries

Harley Race was a professional wrestling legend whose popularity peaked in the 1970s and 1980s. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.

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RIP Harley , I remember when I first watched you wrestle at my grandma Race's(a Harley fan). I was around 8 yrs. old. So I asked are we related to to Harley? She said he is probably a distant cousin, Being an invert most of my years I didn't go bragging about it. But I at least had an answer for, when of the many times that people would ask "are you related to Harley Race?" And when I bought my first harley my friends would call me Harley Race. It's been fun through my 68 yrs. sharing the...

God is a God of all Comfort..My heartfelt condolences..

Years ago, before I entered my teenage years and then into them, you used to wrestle in Des Moines, Kansas City, and St Joe area (I grew up in southern Iowa where each of these places were easily destined to and where matches were televise locally). One of your biggest rivals was Danny Little Bear, whom I liked, and saw you wrestle him in Des Moines on many occasions... Between Des Moines and Kansas City along I-35 is a town called Osceola which had a truck stop and restaurant; it was a...

Man loved his job.

Thanks for giving me and my friends so many fun times watching you wrestle.

I am truly sorry about the passing of your loved one. May God strengthen your family during this time of loss. Deepest sympathies.

Harley my favorite wrestler

I remember him very well especially if his top of the rope headbutt. I went to school with his cousins and I will never forget when I meet him at Hy-Vee in North Kansas City. RIP my hero

R.I.P. my friend , Mary Nelson aka Marie LaVerne