Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca ( February 13 , 1937 ) is an American former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler . He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules . Mosca has a son , Angelo Jr . , who also wrestled . CFL career . Mosca attended the University of Notre Dame and was drafted by the NFL ' s Philadelphia Eagles in 1959 in the 30th round ( 350th overall . ) He had already decided to play in the CFL , in 1958 and 1959 for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . He was traded to the Ottawa Rough Riders for Hardiman Cureton on August 15 , 1960 , and played for the Rough Riders in 1960 and 1961 before joining the Montreal Alouettes in 1962 . He played his remaining years , 1963 to 1972 in Hamilton . He was a 5 - time all star . At Hamilton , Mosca played at left defensive tackle , with John Barrow next to him from 1958 to 1959 and from 1963 to 1970 , forming a veritable wall up the middle which few offensive teams were successful in running against . Angelo played in 9 Grey Cup games , more than any other player in CFL history , tied with John Barrow , winning 5 , one with the Ottawa Rough Riders , the 48th Grey Cup of 1960 , and four with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , the 51st Grey Cup of 1963 , the 53rd Grey Cup of 1965 ( the so - called Wind Bowl ) , the 55th Grey Cup of 1967 when Saskatchewan was throttled 24 - 1 , and the 60th Grey Cup of 1972 when the defences predominated in a 13 - 10 win over Saskatchewan again , but also losing 4 , the 46th Grey Cup of 1958 , the 47th Grey Cup of 1959 , the 49th Grey Cup of 1961 , and the 52nd Grey Cup of 1964 . He is infamous for the 51st Grey Cup game out - of - bounds and late hit on B . C . Lions star running back Willie Fleming . With Fleming out of the game , the Tiger - Cats went on to win the Grey Cup and Mosca ' s reputation as being the meanest CFL player grew . It was a reputation he later promoted as the notorious professional wrestler " King Kong " Mosca . Wrestling career . Mosca was brought into wrestling by Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn . He began wrestling in the off - season , and became a full - time wrestler after his retirement from football . He wrestled all across North America , always at or near the top of the card , and almost always as a heel , even in Toronto until the late 70s , then he became a face , and in the early 80s , the lead face . He often used a sleeper as his finisher in later years . Mosca retired from wrestling in the mid - 80s and was the colour commentator for the WWF TV tapings in Ontario from August 1984 until January 1985 . Although he was a good interview as a wrestler , he was never considered to be a good commentator . His replacement , Jesse Ventura , went on to become a major star in that role . After being fired by the WWF , Mosca promoted the NWA in Ontario in 1985 - 87 . He and Milt Avruskin hosted a TV show featuring compilations of NWA matches . Mosca organized an NWA card in Hamilton in February 1986 called " Moscamania " that drew an excellent house of 12 , 000 with no local TV . The follow - up a year later drew only 3 , 200 , with stiff competition from the WWF who scheduled Roddy Piper ' s " final " Toronto appearance at Maple Leaf Gardens at the same time . Mosca appeared on several Canadian TV commercials in the 70s and 80s . Mosca still makes PR appearances for the league and the Ticats and for other businesses . He was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1987 . Mosca ' s son , Angelo Mosca Jr . , had a brief but successful wrestling career , and he left the broadcast booth to manage his son ' s career . Personal life . Mosca has lived in and around Hamilton for many years , and currently lives in St . Catharines , Ontario with his wife , Helen , a real estate agent . He authored a book with Steve Milton called Tell Me To My Face , published by Lulu Canada Inc . The book was released in September 2011 . Championships and accomplishments . Professional Football Professional Wrestling