RIP Al Derusha

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In something that seems to have gone largely under the radar on wrestling news sites that I've noticed,  Al Derusha passed away recently at the age of 88. He was more or less the Kevin Dunn of the AWA behind the scenes (minus the dizzying editing), and would occasionally appear on screen as well. His son Gary was also a ref in the AWA, which always stood out to me watching as a kid as I couldn't ever figure out why that was the only ref they seemed to go out of their way to mention the name of.

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And he bore an uncanny resemblance to Captain Kangaroo.