"Superstar" Billy Graham

Eldridge Wayne Coleman Jr., better known by his ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham, was an American professional wrestler. He gained recognition for his tenure as the WWF Heavyweight Champion from 1977 to 1978. He was a three-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions. As an award-winning bodybuilder, he was a training partner and close friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was most remembered for revolutionizing the interview, which resembled the interviewing style of boxer Muhammad Ali, and physique aspects of the professional wrestling industry, and for his charismatic performance style.

7 June 1943

Born on the same birth day (7 June): Bill Prady • Dean Martin • Georges Marchais • Gillis Grafström • Gwendolyn Brooks • James Ivory • James J. Braddock • James Young Simpson • Joan Voûte • John III of Portugal • Ture Malmgren • Wolfgang Schüssel • Zbigniew Seifert

Born in the same month (June 1943): Barry Evans (actor) • Barry Manilow • Birgit Grodal • Brian Sternberg • Carly Simon • Georgie Fame • Harold Wheeler (musician) • Harry Collins • John Fitzpatrick (racing driver) • Little Eva • Lorrie Wilmot • Newt Gingrich • Peter Eggert • Poul Nyrup Rasmussen • Raffaella Carrà • Richard Smalley • Éva Marton