Gulf Coast Territory Wrestling Legend Ken Lucas Dies at the Age of 73, Les Thatcher Comments

By Nick Paglino

SLAM! Wrestling is reporting that Ken Lucas, most associated with the Gulf Coast wrestling territory, but also north from there into Tennessee and Alabama, died on Wednesday at the age of 73.

Lucas, who held the Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship in 1975 along with his partner Nick Kozak, wrestled from one end of the United States to the other, though almost exclusively in the southern states.

Wrestling legend Les Thatcher posted the following on his Facebook page in remembrance of Lucas:

“We travelled the roads together & socialized. He had one of the greatest sense of humor of anyone I ever knew & was one of the greatest workers I have ever had the pleasure of locking up with. Our business has lost an amazing human being.”

You can read the entire SLAM! feature on Ken Lucas at this link.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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