There is also a picture of Heyman with Fred Blassie, The Grand Wizard, and Albano from 1981, where the 15 year old poses with The 3 Wisemen of the East in the Madison Square Garden dressing room. Heyman also tells a story about being in the backseat of a car driving by a terrifyingly drunk Albano, with Fred Blassie's passenger seat commentary involved as well. Lou ran outside, threw up all over the sidewalk (with half the remnants of his dinner prominently remaining on his hairy chest), came back inside, ordered another 3 rounds, turned to Andre and said "I get a 3 drink handicap for that bump!" WWF Wrestling Challenge 11 - TV-Show Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York, USA. only to wake up when Don Muraco and Greg Valentine helped peel Lou off the floor. 119.99 Captain Lou Albano WWF LJN Titan Sports 1980s Rubber Wrestler Action Figure Vintage Toy Figure (4k) 16.24 24.99 (35 off) Vintage Captain Lou Albano 1986 WWF LJN Titan Sports 8 Wrestling Action Figure (932) 35.00 Vintage Captain Lou Albano Caricature Big Bertha T-Shirt - WWF - WWE - RARE (25) 129. There are so many "Albano" stories to tell, from the time he ran in his shorts and flip flops up 8th Avenue in New York City when his car broke down during a snow storm, and had hundreds of people following him to what was then known as The Howard Johnson's Hotel where everyone stayed to the time he got into a drinking contest with Andre The Giant at the hotel bar, took a Ric Flair-esque face bump into the top of a stool, cracked his head, and was knocked out cold. Here's a select highlight from Heyman's road story about Albano: So when the word got around that Captain Lou Albano had passed away today, I thought it would be interesting to see what Heyman posted on his "Heyman Hustle" website. Louis Vincent Albano (J October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name 'Captain' Lou Albano.
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