What is Ricky Hunter?
[[File:Rick Hunter - The Rassler - 25 June 1973 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Charles B. Sprott''' (March 1, 1936 – February 8, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was better known by his [[ring name|ring names]] '''Ricky Hunter''' and the [[Wrestling mask|masked]] wrestler '''The Gladiator'''. He was best known for his title-winning success in [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]] in the late 1960s,<ref name=pwt-fl>{{cite web|title=NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida (1950s - 1987)|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/|work=Pro-Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Puroresu Dojo|access-date=13 April 2011}}</ref> and for his appearances from the mid-1980s in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (now WWE).<ref name=owow>{{cite web|title=Wrestler profiles: Ricky Hunter|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/ricky-hunter.html|work=Online World of Wrestling|publisher=Black Pants, Inc.|access-date=12 April 2011|year=2007}}</ref> Hunter was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. Hunter died on February 8, 2022 in [[Clearwater, Florida]], at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Greg |title='Gladiator' Ricky Hunter dies |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/02/08/gladiator-ricky-hunter-dies/ |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=Slam Wrestling |date=8 February 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Ricky}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Winnipeg]] {{sports-bio-stub}}