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Nicknamed "Judo Gene" and "The Godfather of Grappling",<a href="#cite_note-:0-2">[2]</a> he is credited with popularizing <a href="/wiki/Grappling" title="Grappling">grappling</a> in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:0-2">[2]</a> He worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and authored 12 books.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> <table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Gene LeBell</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Cropped_Photo_of_Gene_LeBell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Cropped_Photo_of_Gene_LeBell.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="315" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="315"></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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href="/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do" title="Jeet Kune Do">Jeet Kune Do</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teacher(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Larry Coughran</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style> 10th degree red belt in <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> 9th degree black belt in <a href="/wiki/Jujutsu" title="Jujutsu">Jujutsu</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"> 10th degree black belt in <a href="/wiki/Kyokushin_Budokai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyokushin Budokai">Kyokushin Budokai</a><a href="#cite_note-ibk-1">[1]</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Notable students</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a> *<a href="/wiki/Benny_Urquidez" title="Benny Urquidez">Benny Urquidez</a> *<a href="/wiki/Bill_Wallace_(martial_artist)" title="Bill Wallace (martial artist)">Bill Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gokor_Chivichyan" title="Gokor Chivichyan">Gokor Chivichyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karo_Parisyan" title="Karo Parisyan">Karo Parisyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Melanson" title="Neil Melanson">Neil Melanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Wall" title="Robert Wall">Robert Wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Parker" title="Ed Parker">Ed Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Gamburyan" title="Manny Gamburyan">Manny Gamburyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Halme" title="Tony Halme">Tony Halme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling career</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Gene LeBell</li> <li>The Hangman</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 10 in (178 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trained by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed "Strangler" Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">December 10, 1955</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">August 29, 1980</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life">1 Early life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career">2 Career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Early_career">2.1 Early career</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Milo_Savage_match">2.2 Milo Savage match</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#After_retiring">2.3 After retiring</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Television_and_film_work">2.4 Television and film work</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Conflict_with_Steven_Seagal">2.5 Conflict with Steven Seagal</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Teaching">2.6 Teaching</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Legal_issues">3 Legal issues</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Death">4 Death</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Works">5 Works</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Championships_and_accomplishments">6 Championships and accomplishments</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Judo">6.1 Judo</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Professional_wrestling">6.2 Professional wrestling</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Mixed_martial_arts_record">7 Mixed martial arts record</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#References">8 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Books">9 Books</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#External_links">10 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> Ivan Gene LeBell was born in Los Angeles, California. He started training in <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a> from his early childhood, influenced by his mother, "Red Head" Aileen Eaton, a promoter of both sports who owned the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Auditorium" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Auditorium">Olympic Auditorium</a> in Los Angeles,<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a> and who was the first woman to be inducted into the <a href="/wiki/International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Boxing Hall of Fame">International Boxing Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> LeBell took up <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a> under <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed "Strangler" Lewis</a> at age 7, and later moved to train in <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a>. After getting his <a href="/wiki/Dan_(rank)" title="Dan (rank)">black belt</a>, he went to <a href="/wiki/Japanese_martial_arts" title="Japanese martial arts">Japan</a> to train in judo at the <a href="/wiki/Kodokan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kodokan">Kodokan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Shooters-6">[6]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> After returning to the United States, LeBell competed as a heavyweight.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a> In 1954 and 1955, while only 22 years of age, he captured both the heavyweight and overall <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> National Judo Championships. His very first match was against John Osako, one of the highest ranked judokas at the national level. LeBell earned the upset win via an <a href="/wiki/Osaekomi-waza" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaekomi-waza">osaekomi</a>. Afterward, attracted by better potential earnings and the family's legacy in the business, LeBell transitioned to professional wrestling.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a> Despite his pedigree, he did not get over immediately with audiences but gradually became known for his martial arts background. He eventually adopted the role as "policeman" for the promotion, maintaining law and order, especially during matches involving his brother Mike LeBell.<a href="#cite_note-Shooters-6">[6]</a> Gene also wrestled under a black mask as The Hangman, teaming up with Roy Staggs.<a href="#cite_note-Shooters-6">[6]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milo_Savage_match">Milo Savage match</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Milo Savage match" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In 1963, LeBell became involved with a challenge by boxer and writer Jim Beck to the practitioners of <a href="/wiki/Japanese_martial_arts" title="Japanese martial arts">Japanese martial arts</a>. Beck claimed that a boxer could defeat any martial artist in a straight fight and offered $1000 to anyone who could prove otherwise. Beck engaged in abundant <a href="/wiki/Trash-talk" class="mw-redirect" title="Trash-talk">trash-talk</a>, but revealed a very limited knowledge of martial arts, seemingly mistaking judo for <a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">karate</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Ali-7">[7]</a> Encouraged by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Parker" title="Ed Parker">Ed Parker</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Shooters-6">[6]</a> LeBell accepted the challenge and travelled to <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake, Utah">Salt Lake City</a> to meet Beck. To his surprise, he learned his opponent would not be Beck but another boxer, journeyman Milo Savage, who LeBell claimed also had a background in <a href="/wiki/Amateur_wrestling" title="Amateur wrestling">amateur wrestling</a>. An agreement was reached for the match to last five rounds, each lasting three minutes. The boxer's side demanded a stipulation in which the smaller and older Savage (Savage was 39 while LeBell was 31 at the date of the fight) could use any type of punch, while the judoka could not kick, in the apparent belief LeBell was a karateka. An additional stipulation prevented LeBell from attempting <a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="Tackle (football move)">tackles</a> or <a href="/wiki/Takedown_(grappling)" title="Takedown (grappling)">takedowns</a> under the waist.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-Shooters-6">[6]</a> In return, Savage offered to wear a <a href="/wiki/Judogi" title="Judogi">judogi</a>. On the day of the match, Savage appeared wearing a <a href="/wiki/Karategi" class="mw-redirect" title="Karategi">karategi</a> instead, much tighter and harder to grab. The Savage camp claimed they did not know the difference.<a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a> According to LeBell and other sources, Savage's gloves allegedly contained <a href="/wiki/Brass_knuckles" title="Brass knuckles">brass knuckles</a><a href="#cite_note-Ali-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a> and his gi was greased with <a href="/wiki/Vaseline" title="Vaseline">vaseline</a> to make gripping it more difficult.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-Ali-7">[7]</a> The unusual stipulations convinced LeBell the Savage camp, far from being ignorant about martial arts, had trained Savage in judo in order to defend against LeBell's throws.<a href="#cite_note-Ali-7">[7]</a> The match took place on December 2, 1963. The combatants were initially cautious, with LeBell being the first in pressing the action by attempting to throw Savage down. The boxer blocked the move, which LeBell claimed aggravated an old shoulder injury.<a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a> LeBell tried several techniques through the second and third rounds and was finally successful in taking Savage down, but Savage kept defending both standing and on the ground in a very technical manner, seemingly confirming LeBell's theory about his opponent's grappling training.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a> Savage even attempted to <a href="/wiki/Sweep_(martial_arts)" title="Sweep (martial arts)">sweep</a> the judoka in one instance.<a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Nevertheless, LeBell got <a href="/wiki/Mount_(grappling)" title="Mount (grappling)">mount</a> and found the opportunity to execute an <a href="/wiki/Armbar" class="mw-redirect" title="Armbar">armbar</a>, but he opted instead to seek a choke, concluding that Savage would not surrender to a broken arm.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Finally, he performed a left <a href="/wiki/Harai_goshi" title="Harai goshi">harai goshi</a> in the fourth round and followed by locking a <a href="/wiki/Rear_naked_choke" title="Rear naked choke">rear naked choke</a>. Within seconds, Savage fell unconscious and LeBell was declared the winner.<a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a> The loss by Savage, the hometown favorite, caused the crowd to react violently. Bottles, chairs, and other debris were thrown into the ring. To prevent a full-blown riot, hometown hero and rated professional boxer Jay Fullmer (brother of boxers <a href="/wiki/Gene_Fullmer" title="Gene Fullmer">Gene</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Fullmer" title="Don Fullmer">Don Fullmer</a>) entered the ring to congratulate LeBell. According to 1999 interview with LeBell, the judoka and his team showed their sportsmanship by helping to revive Savage using <a href="/wiki/Kappo" title="Kappo">kappo</a>, as neither the referee nor the ring doctor knew how to resuscitate him. Despite this, LeBell claims that a man tried to <a href="/wiki/Stabbing" title="Stabbing">stab</a> him on the way out and the latter had to be protected by the judokas and professional wrestlers who accompanied him.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-Shooters-6">[6]</a> Dewey Lewes Falcone, who attended the event and wrote a round-by-round recap for <a href="/wiki/Black_Belt_(magazine)" title="Black Belt (magazine)">Black Belt</a> magazine, made no mention of either of these events as claimed by LeBell.<a href="#cite_note-black-8">[8]</a> As noted by Black Belt in a write-up about LeBell following his death in 2022 that briefly covered the event, he was known to fabricate stories regarding his exploits.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> As a result, it is possible that many of the claims he made regarding the fight, such as the use of brass knuckles, the audience member attempting to stab LeBell, and the extent of Savage's grappling experience, may be exaggerated or outright fabricated.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_retiring">After retiring</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: After retiring" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Following his combat sports career, LeBell, along with his brother Mike, ran the <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a>'s Los Angeles territory, <a href="/wiki/NWA_Hollywood_Wrestling" title="NWA Hollywood Wrestling">NWA Hollywood Wrestling</a>, from 1968 to 1982. In June 1976, LeBell refereed the infamous boxing-versus-wrestling <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Antonio_Inoki" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki">contest between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki</a> in Tokyo, Japan. LeBell was selected from over 200 other applicants to referee the bout.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> He also continued to work in professional wrestling intermittently, wrestling his final match on August 29, 1981, against <a href="/wiki/Peter_Maivia" title="Peter Maivia">Peter Maivia</a> for <a href="/wiki/NWA_Hollywood_Wrestling" title="NWA Hollywood Wrestling">NWA Hollywood Wrestling</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> LeBell has opened two martial art schools in cooperation with others and has touted his 1963 match with Milo Savage as the first televised <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">MMA</a> fight in America.<a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-14">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> In 1994, LeBell counted <a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">kickboxing</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Benny_Urquidez" title="Benny Urquidez">Benny Urquidez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu" title="Brazilian jiu-jitsu">Brazilian jiu-jitsu</a> practitioners the <a href="/wiki/Machado_brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Machado brothers">Machado brothers</a> among his training partners.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a> According to fellow BJJ artist <a href="/wiki/Royce_Gracie" title="Royce Gracie">Royce Gracie</a>, LeBell was invited to compete in <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship</a> in early 1995, after Gracie stopped participating in its tournaments. Being 63 years old, LeBell declined to compete or to send a representative, instead suggesting a match against Royce's 82-year-old father, the renowned <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9lio_Gracie" title="Hélio Gracie">Hélio Gracie</a>. The latter then accepted, but only if LeBell could drop 100 pounds to reach his weight, otherwise he would have to face Royce's brothers, similarly 20 years younger than LeBell though still lighter than him.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Ultimately, nothing came from it.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Along with the awards received for feats in judo and grappling, LeBell was the 2005 recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a> Award in celebration of the positive recognition he brought to the sport of wrestling. The Cauliflower Alley Club presented the award. On March 18, 1995, the Cauliflower Alley Club again honored LeBell by presenting him with the "Iron Mike Mazurki" award; presented by one of his teachers, legendary professional wrestling champion <a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a>.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> In 2000, the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) promoted LeBell to 9th <a href="/wiki/Dan_(rank)" title="Dan (rank)">dan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jujitsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Jujitsu">jujitsu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taihojutsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Taihojutsu">taihojutsu</a>. On August 7, 2004, the World Martial Arts Masters Association promoted him to 10th degree. In February 2005, the USJJF made him 9th dan in judo.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_and_film_work">Television and film work</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Television and film work" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> LeBell has worked on over 1,000 films, TV shows and commercials as a stuntman or as an actor (including multiple appearances as himself). LeBell appeared in three <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> movies as a minor character who starts a fight with the character played by Presley.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] In addition he also worked on the set of the <a href="/wiki/Green_Hornet" title="Green Hornet">Green Hornet</a> TV show, in which he developed a friendship with <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lee" title="Bruce Lee">Bruce Lee</a>. Lee was especially interested in exploring grappling with help from him and exchanged ideas<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> on various fighting techniques.<a href="#cite_note-SI-20">[20]</a> LeBell also appeared in "The World of Martial Arts – Budojujitsu". This 1982 homevideo production, introduced by <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a> and narrated by <a href="/wiki/John_Saxon" title="John Saxon">John Saxon</a>, featured LeBell as a car thief and mugger who (in the prologue) accosts Mitsuru Yamashita and Budojujitsu creator Al Thomas...much to LeBell's regret. The program featured several other martial artists including Graciela Casilas, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Sheperd" title="Karen Sheperd">Karen Sheperd</a>, Victor Ledbetter, Steve Sanders, brothers <a href="/wiki/Benny_Urquidez" title="Benny Urquidez">Benny</a> and Reuben Urquidez, and Dave Vaden.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] On March 23, 1991, LeBell was awarded the Honorary "Reel" Membership by the Ring of Friendship of the Cauliflower Alley Club. This award is only given to a select few. Others awarded have been <a href="/wiki/James_Cagney" title="James Cagney">James Cagney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Douglas" title="Kirk Douglas">Kirk Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malden" title="Karl Malden">Karl Malden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cesar_Romero" title="Cesar Romero">Cesar Romero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Mickey Rooney</a> (movie stars that also did boxing and wrestling). LeBell has been reported as the inspiration for the character of Cliff Booth (<a href="/wiki/Brad_Pitt" title="Brad Pitt">Brad Pitt</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Hollywood" title="Once Upon a Time in Hollywood">Once Upon a Time in Hollywood</a>. However, Tarantino disputes this claim.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conflict_with_Steven_Seagal">Conflict with Steven Seagal</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Conflict with Steven Seagal" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> While serving as stunt coordinator for the film <a href="/wiki/Out_for_Justice" title="Out for Justice">Out for Justice</a>, starring <a href="/wiki/Steven_Seagal" title="Steven Seagal">Steven Seagal</a>, Seagal stated that due to his <a href="/wiki/Aikido" title="Aikido">aikido</a> training he was 'immune' to being <a href="/wiki/Choked_unconscious" class="mw-redirect" title="Choked unconscious">choked unconscious</a>. It has been alleged that at some point LeBell heard about the claim and gave Seagal the opportunity to prove it. LeBell is said to have placed his arms around Seagal's neck, and once Seagal said "go", proceeded to choke him unconscious, with Seagal losing control of his bowels.<a href="#cite_note-sing-22">[22]</a> The popularity of this incident led LeBell to be counted in 1992 as a potential additional member of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wall" title="Robert Wall">Robert Wall</a>'s controversial "Dirty Dozen," a group of martial artists willing to answer to a public challenge made by Seagal.<a href="#cite_note-Nils-4">[4]</a> LeBell was requested to confirm the story publicly in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Helwani" title="Ariel Helwani">Ariel Helwani</a> in 2012, but he avoided answering the question, albeit implying that the incident was true.<a href="#cite_note-sing-22">[22]</a> He was quoted as saying: "When we had a little altercation or difference of opinion, there were thirty stuntmen and cameramen that were watching. Sometimes Steven has a tendency to cheese off the wrong people, and you can get hurt doing that."<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> After being asked whether he was not going to directly confirm it, LeBell said: "Well, if thirty people are watching, let them talk about it."<a href="#cite_note-sing-22">[22]</a> When Seagal was asked about the incident, he denied the incident took place, calling LeBell a "sick, pathological scumbag liar" and offered the name of a witness who could discredit the other account.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> Seagal bodyguard and stuntman Steven Lambert, stated he was present and said that a confrontation did happen. According to Lambert, Seagal explained to LeBell that he did not believe his choke hold was effective, and that he could escape from it. LeBell demonstrated the choke hold by putting it on Seagal. Before LeBell could lock the hold, however, Seagal side stepped and swung his forearm backward into his crotch. LeBell came off the floor by a few feet. As soon as he landed, LeBell used a foot sweep to sweep Seagal off the floor, with Seagal landing on his back. LeBell helped Seagal up.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Teaching">Teaching</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Teaching" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> LeBell has earned himself the nicknames "Judo" Gene LeBell, "the Godfather of Grappling" and also "the toughest man alive" for his participation in combat sports. In addition to his judo background, LeBell has an extensive background in <a href="/wiki/Submission_wrestling" title="Submission wrestling">submission grappling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a>, and has trained under <a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ed_%22Strangler%22_Lewis" class="mw-redirect" title='Ed "Strangler" Lewis'>Ed "Strangler" Lewis</a>. He has trained with or taught grappling skills to many well-known wrestlers and martial artists, such as <a href="/wiki/Benny_Urquidez" title="Benny Urquidez">Benny "The Jet" Urquidez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wall" title="Robert Wall">Bob Wall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Parker" title="Ed Parker">Ed Parker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gokor_Chivichyan" title="Gokor Chivichyan">Gokor Chivichyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karo_Parisyan" title="Karo Parisyan">Karo Parisyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">"Rowdy" Roddy Piper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mando_Guerrero" title="Mando Guerrero">Mando Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Gamburyan" title="Manny Gamburyan">Manny Gamburyan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> The pink colored judo gi became a trademark of LeBell and was a result of a laundry mixup while preparing for a competition in Japan. A pair of red shorts were mixed into the laundry that contained his Gi and turned the uniform a shade of pink. He was set to compete the following day and being a Saturday evening when he received the now colored uniform, he had to compete in the pink uniform. This set the Japanese crowd livid, as it was considered very insulting, but they somewhat calmed down after LeBell went on to win his division.<a href="#cite_note-SI-20">[20]</a> LeBell is associated with <a href="/wiki/Gokor_Chivichyan" title="Gokor Chivichyan">Gokor Chivichyan</a>'s Hayastan MMA Academy where he taught grappling classes.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> He also did interviews for magazines, newspapers, and radio. LeBell judged fights for several decades, but retired from it after <a href="/wiki/Golden_Boy_Promotions#Mixed_Martial_Arts_(MMA)_promotion" title="Golden Boy Promotions">Golden Boy Promotions: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3</a> on November 24, 2018.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> LeBell was friends with world champion judoka <a href="/wiki/AnnMaria_De_Mars" title="AnnMaria De Mars">AnnMaria De Mars</a>, and had known her daughter, Olympic judoka, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler <a href="/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a> since her birth. He was seen in Rousey's corner during matches and celebrated her victories with her.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Legal issues" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> LeBell was arrested, charged with, and tried for the July 1976 murder of <a href="/wiki/Private_investigator" title="Private investigator">private investigator</a> Robert Duke Hall. He was acquitted of the murder charge but convicted as an accessory for driving the convicted murderer, <a href="/wiki/Pornography" title="Pornography">pornographer</a> Jack Ginsburgs, to and from the murder scene. LeBell's conviction for being an accessory was later overturned by the <a href="/wiki/California_Courts_of_Appeal" title="California Courts of Appeal">California Courts of Appeal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> LeBell and Ginsburgs were former friends and business partners of Hall. Inside Hall's residence police discovered hours of <a href="/wiki/Telephone_tapping" class="mw-redirect" title="Telephone tapping">wire-tapped</a> recordings, some of which led to the resignation of the <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverly Hills">Beverly Hills</a> police department chief of police. Other recordings discovered had ties to the presidential campaign of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Death" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> On August 9, 2022, LeBell died in his sleep.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Works" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> LeBell authored at least twelve books, including: <ul><li>The Handbook of Judo: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Winning Sport Judo by Gene LeBell and Lauri C. Coughran. 1962, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1996.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Your Personal Handbook of Self-defense by Gene LeBell. 1964, 1976.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Judo and Self-defense for the Young Adult by Gene LeBell. 1971.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Pro-Wrestling Finishing Holds by "Judo" Gene LeBell. 1985, 1990.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Grappling Master: Combat for Street Defense and Competition by Gene LeBell. 1992.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Gene LeBell's Handbook of Self-Defense by Gene LeBell. 1996.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Gene LeBell – The Grappling Club Master by Gene LeBell, Ben Springer, and Steve Kim. 1999.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Grappling and Self-Defense for the Young Adult by Gene LeBell and Bob Ryder. 2002.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>How to Break Into Pro Wrestling: "Judo" Gene LeBell's Insider Guide to the Biz by Gene Lebell and Mark Jacobs. 2003.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>Gene LeBell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds by Gene LeBell. 1998, 2000(2nd expanded edition), 2005(3rd edition).[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li>The Godfather of Grappling (authorised biography of LeBell) by "Judo" Gene LeBell, Bob Calhoun, George Foon, and Noelle Kim. 2005.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Championships_and_accomplishments">Championships and accomplishments</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Championships and accomplishments" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judo">Judo</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Judo" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> <ul><li>AAU National Judo Championship (1954)<a href="#cite_note-:1-35">[35]</a></li> <li>AAU National Judo Championship (1955)<a href="#cite_note-:1-35">[35]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_wrestling">Professional wrestling</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50th_State_Big_Time_Wrestling" title="50th State Big Time Wrestling">50th State Big Time Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Hawaii_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship">NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Hawaii_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">Cauliflower Alley Club</a> <ul><li>Iron Mike Mazurki Award (<a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club#1995" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">1995</a>)[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_America_Sports_Attractions" title="Heart of America Sports Attractions">Central States Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Central_States_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship">NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Central_States_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Tragos/Lou_Thesz_Professional_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame" title="George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame">George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame</a> <ul><li>Frank Gotch Award (2005)[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NWA World Heavyweight Championship">NWA World Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_NWA_World_Heavyweight_Champions" title="List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions">1 time, unrecognized</a>)<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Hall_of_Fame" title="NWA Hall of Fame">NWA Hall of Fame</a> (Class of 2011)<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Hollywood_Wrestling" title="NWA Hollywood Wrestling">NWA Hollywood Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Americas_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NWA Americas Tag Team Championship">NWA Americas Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Americas_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Americas Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) – with Chino Chou<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_%22Beat_the_Champ%22_Television_Championship" title='NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship'>NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_%22Beat_the_Champ%22_Television_Championship#title_history" title='NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship'>1 time</a>)[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_States_Sports" title="Western States Sports">Western States Sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_North_American_Heavyweight_Championship_(Amarillo_version)" title="NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version)">NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version)</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_North_American_Heavyweight_Championship_(Amarillo_version)#Title_history" title="NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version)">1 time</a>)<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Most_Obnoxious" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Most Obnoxious</a> (1981)[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="Mixed_martial_arts_record">Mixed martial arts record</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Mixed martial arts record" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible"> <caption style="background:#edf1f1;border-style:none none none none;text-align:center;text-style:normal">Professional record breakdown </caption> <tbody><tr> <td scope="col" style="background:#e3e3e3;text-align:center">1 match </td> <td scope="col" style="background:#e3e3e3;text-align:center">1 win </td> <td scope="col" style="background:#e3e3e3;text-align:center">0 losses </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e3e3e3;text-align:left">By submission </td> <td align="center" style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">1 </td> <td align="center" style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Res. </th> <th scope="col">Record </th> <th scope="col">Opponent </th> <th scope="col">Method </th> <th scope="col">Event </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Round </th> <th scope="col">Time </th> <th scope="col">Location </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Win </td> <td align="center">1–0 </td> <td>Milo Savage </td> <td>Technical Submission (rear naked choke) </td> <td>Independent Event </td> <td>December 2, 1963 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">n/a </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, Utah, United States </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=16" 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Retrieved August 22, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Killer%27s+Impending+Parole+Scuttled+by+Extortion+Plot&rft.date=1986-10-08&rft.aulast=Farr&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1986-10-08-mn-4860-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLindsey1976" class="citation news cs1">Lindsey, Robert (September 13, 1976). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/13/archives/los-angeles-stirred-by-detectives-mysterious-death.html">"Los Angeles Stirred by Detective's Mysterious Death"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210822204255/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/13/archives/los-angeles-stirred-by-detectives-mysterious-death.html">Archived</a> from the original on August 22, 2021. 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Retrieved August 10, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BudoDragon&rft.atitle=Judo+legend+Gene+LeBell+passes+away+aged+89+years+old&rft.date=2022-08-10&rft.au=admin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbudodragon.com%2Fjudo-legend-gene-lebell-passes-away-aged-89-years-old%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gene-lebell-dead-famed-stuntman-godfather-of-grappling-dies-1235196322/">"Gene LeBell, Famed Stuntman and "Godfather of Grappling," Dies at 89"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. August 10, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Hollywood+Reporter&rft.atitle=Gene+LeBell%2C+Famed+Stuntman+and+%22Godfather+of+Grappling%2C%22+Dies+at+89&rft.date=2022-08-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-news%2Fgene-lebell-dead-famed-stuntman-godfather-of-grappling-dies-1235196322%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Godfather-Grappling-Lebell-January-Hardcover/dp/B014IBXW6A/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2L0CCOPYAE8JN&keywords=gene+lebell%2C+godfather&qid=1652809880&sprefix=gene+lebell%2C+godfather%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2">The Godfather of Grappling by Lebell, "Judo" Gene (January 17, 2005) Hardcover</a>. Gene LeBell. January 17, 2005. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780967654355" title="Special:BookSources/9780967654355"><bdi>9780967654355</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Godfather+of+Grappling+by+Lebell%2C+%22Judo%22+Gene+%28January+17%2C+2005%29+Hardcover&rft.pub=Gene+LeBell&rft.date=2005-01-17&rft.isbn=9780967654355&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGodfather-Grappling-Lebell-January-Hardcover%2Fdp%2FB014IBXW6A%2Fref%3Dsr_1_2%3Fcrid%3D2L0CCOPYAE8JN%26keywords%3Dgene%2Blebell%252C%2Bgodfather%26qid%3D1652809880%26sprefix%3Dgene%2Blebell%252C%2Bgodfather%252Caps%252C127%26sr%3D8-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-35">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_35-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_35-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio_by_name/gene-lebell">"Gene LeBell"</a>. nwhof.org. Retrieved December 3, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=nwhof.org&rft.atitle=Gene+LeBell&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnwhof.org%2Fhall_of_fame%2Fbio_by_name%2Fgene-lebell&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html">"Hawaii Heavyweight Title"</a>. Wrestling-Titles.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130516162913/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html">Archived</a> from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wrestling-Titles.com&rft.atitle=Hawaii+Heavyweight+Title&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestling-titles.com%2Fus%2Fhi%2Fhi-h.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html">"NWA Central States Heavyweight Title"</a>. Wrestling-Titles.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080828003242/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html">Archived</a> from the original on August 28, 2008. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1321297139">the original</a> on November 17, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WrestleView&rft.atitle=NWA+Hall+of+Fame+Class+for+2011+announced&rft.date=2011-11-14&rft.aulast=Gerweck&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestleview.com%2Fviewnews.php%3Fid%3D1321297139&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-t.html">"NWA Americas Tag Team Title"</a>. Wrestling-Titles.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160115044105/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-t.html">Archived</a> from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wrestling-Titles.com&rft.atitle=NWA+Americas+Tag+Team+Title&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestling-titles.com%2Fus%2Fca%2Fs%2Fhw%2Fams-t.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/w/nwa/wt-na-h.html">"North American Heavyweight Title (W. Texas)"</a>. 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Retrieved October 9, 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wrestling-Titles.com&rft.atitle=North+American+Heavyweight+Title+%28W.+Texas%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestling-titles.com%2Fus%2Ftx%2Fw%2Fnwa%2Fwt-na-h.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGene+LeBell" class="Z3988"> </li> </ol></div></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_LeBell&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Books" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCorcoranEmil_Farkas1983" class="citation book cs1">Corcoran, John; Emil Farkas (1983). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/martialartstradi00fark">Martial Arts: Traditions, History, People</a>. 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