The faces of Harley Race

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Titles Held By
Harley Race
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This is a replica of the NWA World Championship Belt which was used from the 1950s through 1973.

(Photo courtesy of Ed Chuman)

This is the NWA World Championship Belt which is in Harley Race's possession today.

   (Photo by Brad Umbarger)

Please note:  The title listings provided on this page come from the book Wrestling Title Histories, by Royal Duncan and Gary Will, and from Harley Race himself. If you're interested in more title listings online, go to The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo.   For more research on the history of NWA Title matches, click here.

Singles Titles

Title

Date won

Won from

Location

Date lost

Lost to
NWA World Title Belt 1973
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NWA World Title
5/24/73
Dory Funk, Jr.
Kansas City
7/20/73
Jack Brisco
NWA World Title
2/06/77
Terry Funk
Toronto
8/21/79
Dusty Rhodes
NWA World Title
8/26/79
Dusty Rhodes
Orlando
10/31/79
Giant Baba
NWA World Title
11/07/79
Giant Baba
Amagasaki, Japan
9/04/80
Giant Baba
NWA World Title
9/09/80
Giant Baba
Ohtsu, Japan
4/27/81
Tommy Rich
NWA World Title
5/01/81
Tommy Rich
Gainsville, GA
6/21/81
Dusty Rhodes
NWA World Title
6/10/83
Ric Flair
St. Louis, MO
11/24/83
Ric Flair
NWA World Title
3/21/84
Ric Flair
Wellington, NZ
3/23/84
Ric Flair
PWF World Title Belt
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Pacific Wrestling Federation World Title
10/26/82
Giant Baba
Obihiro, Japan
2/11/83
Giant Baba
WWA World Title (Chicago)
4/24/82
Bobo Brazil
Indianapolis
7/1982
Dick the Bruiser
Missouri State Title Belt*
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Missouri Heavyweight Title
9/16/72
Pak Song (tournament)
St. Louis, MO
1/19/73
Johnny Valentine
Missouri Heavyweight Title
3/16/73
Gene Kiniski
St. Louis, MO
5/24/74
Dory Funk, Jr.
Missouri Heavyweight Title
2/21/75
Dory Funk, Jr.
St. Louis, MO
4/23/76
Bob Backlund
Missouri Heavyweight Title
9/17/82
Dick the Bruiser
St. Louis, MO
1/23/83
Kerry Von Erich
Missouri Heavyweight Title
5/13/83
Jerry Blackwell
St. Louis, MO
6/10/83
Vacated - won NWA World Title
Missouri Heavyweight Title
1/06/84
David Von Erich
St. Louis, MO
11/16/84
Jerry Blackwell
Missouri Heavyweight Title
8/02/85
Jerry Blackwell
St. Louis, MO
2/1986
Title abandoned
Central States title belt*
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Central States Heavyweight Title
1971
Bob Geigel
unknown
1971
Bob Geigel
Central States Heavyweight Title
6/1971
Bob Geigel
unknown
1971
Danny Littlebear
Central States Heavyweight Title
7/07/72
The Stomper
Kansas City, KS
11/24/72
Omar Atlas
Central States Heavyweight Title
9/22/73
Bob Brown
Kansas City, KS
10/11/73
Bob Brown
Central States Heavyweight Title
7/11/74
Bob Brown
Kansas City, KS
8/01/74
Bob Brown
Central States Heavyweight Title
7/08/76
Bob Brown
Kansas City, KS
9/05/76
Bob Brown
Central States Heavyweight Title
6/02/83
Dewey Robertson
Kansas City, KS
6/10/83
Vacated - won NWA World Title
Central States Heavyweight Title
10/25/84
Hacksaw Higgins
Kansas City, KS
1/10/85
Mr. Pogo
US Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic version)
1975
Johnny Weaver (tournament)
Talahassee, FL
7/03/75
Johnny Valentine
NWA United National Heavyweight Title
8/01/82
Jumbo Tsuruta
Tokyo, Japan
10/24/82
Jumbo Tsuruta
NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
1975
Dusty Rhodes
unknown
1975
Jerry Brisco
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
9/13/74
Mr. Wrestling II
Atlanta, GA
10/1974
Buddy Colt
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title
10/07/85
Koko Ware
Memphis, TN
11/1985
Tom Branch
Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title
1974
Archie Gouldie (the Stomper)
unknown
1974
Archie Gouldie
World Wrestling Council Caribbean Heavyweight Title
1/06/90
Miguelito Perez
San Juan, PR
1990
Invader # 1
WWF King of the Ring
7/14/86
Pedro Morales
Foxboro, MA
  3/1988
Injured
Tag Titles
AWA World Tag Team Belt*
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AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig
1/30/65
Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher
Minneapolis, MN
7/24/65
Verne Gagne and the Crusher
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig
8/07/65
Verne Gagne and the Crusher
Minneapolis, MN
5/28/66
Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig
1/06/67
Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher
Chicago, IL
3/15/67
Verne Gagne & Don Leo Jonathan
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig
1967
Verne Gagne & Don Leo Jonathan
Unknown
10/67
Hennig injured, Race picked new partner
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Chris Markoff
10/67
Hennig injured
11/10/67
Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder
International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Title - with Larry Hennig
6/1966
First title holders
Sydney, Australia
7/01/66
Mark Lewin and Dominic Denucci
Central States Tag Team Title - with Roger Kirby
11/02/72
Stomper and Rufus R. Jones
Kansas City, KS
2/01/73
Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones
NWA Florida Tag Team Title - with Roger Kirby
4/16/75
Dick Slater and Johnny Weaver
Miami, FL
unknown
title vacated
NWA Florida Tag Team Title - with Bob Roop
6/14/75
title vacant
St. Petersburg, FL
1975
Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan
*These photos courtesy of Mitch Hartsey, Dave Millican and Butch Fletcher, Reggie Parks
Halls of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame
Inducted 2004
International Wrestling Institute and Museum Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame - Waterloo IA
Inducted 2005
Inducted May 8, 2004
Inducted May 22, 1994
RSPW Hall of Fame (rec.sport.pro-wrestling)
Inducted 1994
Inducted 1997
Inducted 1999

Other Honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Wrestler of the Year - 1979, 1983

PWI Wrestler of the Year 1st Runner up - 1980

PWI Wrestler of the Year 3rd Runner up - 1977,1978

PWI Match of the Year 1973 - Won NWA World Title from Dory Funk Jr.
1979 - Lost NWA World Title to Dusty Rhodes
1983 - Won NWA World Title from Ric Flair for seventh time.


Photos provided by Bob Geigel and Harley Race
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