Goldie Rogers

David Sherwin (August 5, 1950 – July 20, 2012), better known by his ring name Goldie Rogers, was a Canadian professional wrestler born in Cobourg, Ontario.[1]

Goldie Rogers
Birth nameDavid Sherwin
BornAugust 5, 1950[1]
Cobourg, Ontario
DiedJuly 20, 2012(2012-07-20) (aged 61)
Cobourg, Ontario
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Goldie Rogers, Goldie Dove
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Billed fromHollywood, California
Trained byPhil Watson[2]
Debut1972
Retired1992

Professional wrestling career

Dave Sherwin trained with Phil Watson in April 1972 and debuted later that summer.[2] He started his career wrestling under various masked gimmicks in multiple small promotions in Ontario, before heading to West Virginia and becoming the Hollywood villain persona 'Goldie Rogers'. Rogers worked in various territories including Jim Crockett Promotions in the Mid-Atlantic, Dean Silverstone's Superstar Championship Wrestling in Washington, Al Tomko's All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver, Frank Tunney's Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto and in a few promotions in Canada's Maritimes. He also wrestled in various televised enhancement matches for the World Wrestling Federation in the early to mid 1980s.[3]

In the mid to late 1980s, Rogers became a fixture of Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta and was known for his stalling ring antics, bushy beard, colourful sunglasses, flashy ring attire and 'Listen up Jack!' catch phrase with his raspy voice. The promotion closed in December 1989, and Rogers returned to wrestling in the Maritimes, retiring in 1992. After retiring he started up "Call-A-Cab" taxi service in his hometown of Cobourg.[3] On October 1, 2002 he married Faith Forget. He died in July 2012.[1]

References
  1. Oliver, Greg (July 21, 2012). "Goldie Rogers, dead at 61, was Cobourg through and through". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  2. Oliver, Greg (April 8, 2010). "The colourful career of Goldie Rogers". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  3. "Wrestler Profiles - Goldie Rogers". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-07-26.


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