Larry Davies (1944 – 30 June 1997) was an Australian professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea. He was one half of the tag team known as "The Australians" with Ron Miller.[2][3]
| Larry O'Dea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Larry Davies |
| Born | 1944 Canberra, Australia |
| Died | 30 June 1997 (aged 53)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Larry O'Dea Larry O'Day |
| Trained by | Hal Morgan Jim Deakin |
| Debut | c. 1964 |
| Retired | 1993 |
Larry made his professional wrestling debut in the 1960s for George Gardiner Promotions in Australia then soon left for New Zealand[4] before joining World Championship Wrestling in 1964.[5] In 1971 Davies started teaming up with Ron Miller as one-half of the tag team "The Australians" touring the United States and in 1973 he went on a tour of Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling[6][7] Davies became a co-owner of Australian wrestling company WCW Australia along with Ron Miller in 1974 up until 1978.[8][9]
In 1980, he went back to New Zealand.[10]
Davies had a match with his son, Jeff O'Day, at World Championship Wrestling's Clash of the Champions XIX as participants in a tag team tournament for the then vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship. They were eliminated in the first round by The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams and Terry Gordy).[11]
In December 1993, he wrestled a tour of India for Indo-Asian Wrestling.[12][13][14]
Larry remained involved in the wrestling industry until his death from liver cancer on 30 June 1997.[15]
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Miller[19]
- NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (9 times) - with Ron Miller (4), Bobby Hart (2), Ed Wiskoski (1), Rick Martel (1) and Mario Milano (1)
- NWA Austra-Asian Television Championship (1 time)[20]
- NWA Australia
- Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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