Dick Slater

Personal Info

Birthday

May 19, 1951

Day of Death

2008-10-18

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Albany, New York, USA

Also Known As

Dirty Dick Slater

Mr. Florida

Dick Slater

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 Wrestling. He worked as a booker in Knoxville, Tennessee after Ron Fuller sold his promotion to Jim Barnett.

Known For

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

WCW World War 3 1995

WWE The Big Event

NWA Starrcade 1983

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

PWF Homecoming

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

Filmography

2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Dick Slater
1998
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Himself (Honoree)
1996
WCW Slamboree 1996
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1995
WCW World War 3 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1994
SMW Night of The Legends
as Dick Slater
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself (archive footage)
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Dick Slater
1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Dick Slater
PWF Homecoming
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as Dick Slater
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
WWE The Big Event
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
1985
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
as Dick Slater
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
as Dick Slater
1984
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA Lords of The Ring
as Himself
NWA Boogie Jam
as Himself
1983
NWA Starrcade 1983
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA The Final Conflict
as Himself
1980
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself