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The King Is Dead
Little House on the Prairie: Season 6, Episode 9
The King Is Dead (12 Nov. 1979)
Aging professional wrestler Milo Stavroupolis comes to nearby Mankato to "fight" the locals. Stavroupolis' promoter, the shrewd Jimmy Hart, convinces Jonathan Garvey to fight the old man ... unaware that the fight was "fixed." But there's even more heartbreak ahead, as Stavroupolis is suffering emotionally (and physically) after years of fighting; his beloved wife, Anna (herself desperately ill) has begged him to retire. The old man - conviced by Jonathan to substitute for him in the upcoming championship bout - gets one last hurrah when a cocky young fighter presses his luck before suffering a fatal heart attack in the ring.
Merlin Olsen ... Jonathan Garvey
Leo Gordon ... Milo Stavroupolis "The Greek God", from "old country"
Ray Walston ... Jimmy Hart oily promoter out to fleece Mankato
Jack Yates ... Hans Mueller (as John Robert Yates) "King" champion with drinking problem
gives:
Jonathan Garvey HW slugger 0
Milo Stavroupolis HW slugger 0
Hans Mueller HW slugger 0
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Bear's Unstable
UTBA Season Four Gold Conference Central Division Champion
First UTBA expansion franchise to win a conference divisional title
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