Doug Furnas

Doug Furnas
Birth nameDwight Douglas Furnas[1]
Born(1959-12-11)December 11, 1959
Commerce, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2012 (aged 52)[2]
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of deathAtherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Doug Furnas
Can-Am Express #1
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight243 lb (110 kg)[3]
Trained byDavey Rich
Johnny Rich
Rick Conners
Debut1986[3]
Retired2000

Dwight Douglas Furnas (December 11, 1959 – February 2012)[4][5] was an American professional wrestler and powerlifter. He was an APF National and World Powerlifting Champion, who set multiple world records in the 275 pounds (125 kg) weight class. As a wrestler, Furnas worked for, among other promotions, American majors World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) best known for being part of the tag team The Can-Am Express with tag team partner Phil Lafon. Furnas was also a longtime mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling.

  1. ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dwight Furnas Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Doug Furnas profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "GoVolsXtra, University of Tennessee sports coverage". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  5. ^ "Doug Furnas Dies In His Sleep". Slam! Wrestling. March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne