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 - Mike Norris

This month I would like to take a look at the many tag teams that applied their trade in the Gulf Coast promotion through the years. But before I do, I need to make an addition to last month’s entry on prelim wrestlers. This guy falls under the heading of one who was in the Gulf Coast early in his career and went on to bigger and better things:

Ed Wiskowski – “Easy” Ed was a mid-card heel who teamed some with Jerry “Duke” Miller in the mid-70s. The biggest match he had in the area was a tag match with he and Miller against Billy and Benny, the McGuire twins. Wiskowski went on to fame and fortune in the Pacific Northwest, and then as Colonel DeBeers in the AWA.

Now on to this month’s subject, I will cover from the late sixties until the closing of the promotion. I may have discussed some of these teams in past installments, so if I repeat myself, bear with me.

The Sixties:  

The Fields Brothers – You can’t talk about Gulf Coast wrestling without talking about the three Fields Brothers. Lee, Don and Bobby all made names for themselves throughout the wrestling business. Successful as singles wrestlers and in various team combinations, the Fields boys dominated wrestling in the southern part of the U.S., particularly the Gulf Coast. They were of course, members of the famous Welch wrestling clan (their dad, Virgil “Speedy” Hatfield married Bonnie Welch, sister of Jack, Herb, Roy and Lester Welch). Lee and Bobby both held the Gulf Coast championship as singles, and Don held the Alabama title. Bobby also held the Louisiana title. Lee and Bobby held the Gulf Coast tag titles, the United States tag titles, and the Florida version of the Southern tag titles (as the masked Blue Infernos). Don and Bobby (as “Luke” Fields) held the Tennessee versions of both the Southern and World tag team titles. Lee bought the Gulf Coast promotion from his cousin Buddy Fuller (Edward Welch) in 1959 and only wrestled sporadically after that. Lee also dabbled in stock car racing and bought the Mobile International Speedway in the mid-70s. Don’s career came to an end after a 1963 car accident. He would help Lee with the promotion end and become a successful rancher (the Fields Brothers ranch was near Loxley, Alabama).  Bobby went on to hold the Gulf Coast tag title with Ken Lucas and with Cowboy Bob Kelly. He and Kelly would also hold the Mississippi tag titles. Lee Fields passed away on June 4, 2000 after a battle with leukemia. He was 69 years old. Bobby and Don Fields are retired and living near Mobile, Alabama.  More...

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