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Ernie Ladd

Ernie Ladd

Acting
28 Nov 1938
10 Mar 2007
Rayville, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Ernest Ladd, nicknamed "The Big Cat", was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship before being drafted in 1961 by the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). Ladd found success in the AFL as one of the largest players in professional football history at 6′9″ and 290 pounds. He helped the Chargers to four AFL championship games in five years, winnin...

Also Known As

'The Big Cat' Ernie Ladd, Ernie Ladd