- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Golden Boy
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Arnold Skaaland was born on January 21, 1925 in White Plains, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1962), WWWF Championship Wrestling (1972) and Spectrum Wrestling (1977). He was married to Betty. He died on March 13, 2007 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- SpouseBetty
- Managed such greats as 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka', WWF champion Bob Backlund and "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino.
- WWE Hall of Famer.
- His surname is pronounced 'Sko-lund'.
- He threw in the towel, resulting in Bob Backlund losing the World title to Khosrow Vaziri (aka "Iron Sheik") in a controversial fashion.
- Skaaland served as referee for the infamous 1962 match between 'Freddie Blassie' and Rikidôzan in Japan.
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