Ray "Golden" Apollon, born Cyril Joseph, (1924–February 4, 1997) was a professional wrestler from the island of Trinidad.[1]
Apollon studied at St. Mary's College in Trinidad and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. He traveled to France to study medicine at the Sorbonne University, to become a doctor like his father. Once in Europe, though, he became interested in wrestling and became a professional wrestler. He worked in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Trinidad. He was made a Chief of Nigeria and nicknamed the "Lion King". In Kenya, he stayed at the house of the president, Jomo Kenyatta.[1] He was known for his headbutts, particularly the "coconut butt".[1][2] His students included Ted Herbert, Des the Artist, Thunderbolt Williams, and his son Fernando.[1]
Family Life:
Ray Apollon was married to Susan Parisot, with whom he had three children; Fernando, Raymond, and Angelique. His grandchildren include Charlotte and Sophie Potter.
^ abcdKhan, Nasser. "Profiles - Heroes, Pioneers and Role Models of Trinidad and Tobago". p. 157.
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of ice II were first described and recorded by Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann in 1900 during his experiments with ice under high pressure and...
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"Jolly Roger Introduction" Mach-Hommy Kill Em All N/A "Lady Justice" N/A "Apollon's Wheels" Mach-Hommy, Your Old Droog N/A "Cessna 210" Mach-Hommy, Tha God...
in his Octet (1923) and use of Greek mythological themes in works like Apollon musagète (1927), Oedipus rex (1927), and Persephone (1935). In his serial...
contrasted the ideal of Apollonian clarity (hence the name of their journal, Apollon) to "Dionysian frenzy" propagated by the Russian symbolist poets like Bely...
1994 Betta taeniata Regan, 1910 (Borneo betta) B. pugnax complex: Betta apollon I. Schindler & J. Schmidt, 2006 Betta breviobesa H. H. Tan & Kottelat,...
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The Battle of the Warring States (Okurai Takatora) 2004: Saint Seiya (Apollon) 2015: The Boy and the Beast (Iōzen) 2015: Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Jōji...
routine day after day without cease. Apollo (/əˈpɒləʊ/; ə-POL-oh; Ἀπόλλων, "Apóllōn") here understood to mean "destroyer", the sun as a more destructive force...
two polymorphs of ice and liquid in equilibrium. Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann in Göttingen produced data on several other triple points in the...