Harvey Maurice Evers (June 6, 1930 – December 22, 2012) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Rip Hawk.
He began his wrestling career in the Mid-Western United States before joining Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in the early 1960s.
In the company, he teamed with fellow wrestler Swede Hanson as the "Blond Bombers," and the duo held several championships.
[5] He began wrestling professionally in Ohio around his 18th birthday, and later moved to Chicago, where he trained for a year with Karl Pojello.
[9] The team competed as heels (villains) and was unique for wearing suits to their matches, as most wrestlers did not worry about dressing like professionals outside of the ring.
Hawk and Hanson were booked in an angle to win their first title together, the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, on August 3, 1965.
[16] They combined to hold the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship on four occasions, which was the center of their feud with Johnny Weaver and George Becker.
[19] They competed against such teams as Aldo Bogni and Bronko Lubich, Gene and Ole Anderson, and Skull Murphy and Brute Bernard.
[2] Hawk, along with Johnny Weaver, was also involved in booking, or scheduling, events in Jim Crockett Promotions, a task he took on in the early 1970s.
[25] Hawk left Jim Crockett Promotions permanently in 1975 due to differences with booker George Scott.
[1][26] Hawk then took on a new partner, Roger Kirby, with whom he held the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship twice over the next two years.
[27] Hawk and Hanson reunited as a tag team in Texas, where they competed for NWA Western States Sports.