Tennessee Wrestling Legend Tommy Gilbert Passes Away At Age 75
Tommy Gilbert, a regular in Tennessee wrestling from the 1960s through the 1980s, passed away on Thursday at age 75.
Gilbert and Eddie Marlin were a regular babyface tag-team in the 1960s, working against many of the top heel tag-teams of the era like The Interns and The Von Brauners. He was also part of other championship tag-teams with the likes of Bearcat Brown, Ricky Gibson, Sputnik Monroe, Ron Wright, Tojo Yamamoto.
Tommy Gilbert also worked a father-and-son tag-team act with his son, fellow wrestling star Eddie Gilbert.
Gilbert’s son, Doug, wrote the following about his father’s passing on Thursday:
“Earlier this morning, my dad Tommy Gilbert left us and is now home in heaven with Eddie. Prayers during this difficult time are appreciated.”