names death_date death_place birth_place weight height debut billed name birth_date image article_title birth_name retired
mike dibiase miguel lopez 2 july 1969 lubbock , texas new york city , new york 230 lb kg on 6 1950 italy michael dibiase 24 december 1923 michael dibiase.jpg michael dibiase
 michael dibiase 1968
michael dibiase

michael dibiase -lrb- december 24 , 1923 -- july 2 , 1969 -rrb- was an italian american professional wrestler , also known by his ring name `` iron '' mike dibiase .
the adoptive father of professional wrestler `` the million dollar man '' ted dibiase , he was married to ted 's mother helen hild -lrb- also a professional wrestler -rrb- , and was the step grandfather of mike , ted jr. , and brett dibiase .
as an amateur wrestler , dibiase , representing the us navy , was the 1946 aau champion in the unl -lrb- open or heavyweight -rrb- division .
he then wrestled at the university of nebraska , and competed at unl in the ncaa tournament in 1947 and 1948 , losing his first round match both years .
dibiase made his professional debut in 1950 .
in 1963 , dibiase became the 131st and last knockout victim of light heavyweight boxer archie moore .
dibiase is one of the few professional wrestlers to die during a match .
on july 2 , 1969 , in lubbock , texas , dibiase suffered a fatal heart attack in the ring during a match with man mountain mike .
harley race , realizing that he was suffering a heart attack , attempted to perform cpr on dibiase and then rode in the ambulance to the hospital with him .
dibiase was pronounced dead at the hospital .
