Tarzan Tyler
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| Birth name | Camille Tourville |
| Ring name(s) | The Boot La Bottine Tarzan Tyler Tarzan Tourville |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 270 lb (120 kg)[1] |
| Born | 1927 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 24, 1985 Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, Quebec, Canada |
| Billed from | Miami Beach, Florida[1] |
| Trained by | Jacques Rougeau, Sr. Édouard Carpentier Yvon Robert Jr |
| Debut | 1960s[1] |
Camille Tourville (1927-December 24, 1985) was a Canadian professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, Tarzan Tyler. He was one-half of the first WWWF World Tag Team Champions, along with Luke Graham.
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Professional wrestling career[edit]
Tarzan Tyler began competing in the United States during the 1960s after having spent nearly 10 years wrestling in Canada.[1] Tyler competed for World Championships against such stars as Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, and Dory Funk, Jr.[1] His greatest success came as a tag team competitor, as he and Crazy Luke Graham defeated the team of Dick the Bruiser and The Shiek in 1971 to become the first WWWF World Tag Team Champions.[1]
Tarzan Tyler died, along with fellow wrestler Pierre 'Mad Dog' Lefebvre and referee Adrien Desbois, in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve upon returning from a wrestling event in Chicoutimi, Quebec on December 24, 1985, in a car crash.
He was a three-time heavyweight champion for Grand Prix Wrestling in Montreal in the 1970s.
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
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- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Florida Television Championship (2 times)
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) - with Louie Tillet
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) - with Tim Tyler (1) and Freddie Blassie (1)
