Dick Slater
Birthday
1951/05/19
Day of death
2008/10/18 (57 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Albany, New York, USA
Also know as
Dirty Dick Slater, Mr. Florida
Biography
Richard Van Slater better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Slater began wrestling with Mike Graham at Robinson High School, in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Tampa with Paul Orndorff. From there he began wrestling in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship ...Read more
Acting
(1984) NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1983) NWA Starrcade 1983
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1985) NWA The Great American Bash 1985
as Dick Slater
(1995) WCW The Great American Bash 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1995) WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1996) WCW Slamboree 1996
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(2008) Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Dick Slater
(1994) The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself (archive footage)
(1986) WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
(1994) SMW Night of The Legends
as Dick Slater
(1983) NWA The Final Conflict
as Himself
(1987) The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as Dick Slater
(1992) WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Dick Slater
(1989) PWF Homecoming
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1989) NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Dick Slater
(1984) NWA Boogie Jam
as Himself
(1980) NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself
(1986) The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1984) NWA Lords of The Ring
as Himself
(1986) WWE The Big Event
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
(1995) WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1998) ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Himself (Honoree)
(1995) WCW World War 3 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1993) WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
(1985) Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
as Dick Slater
(1986) WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Dick Slater