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Hiro Matsuda

Hiro Matsuda
Birth nameYasuhiro Kojima
Born(1937-07-22)July 22, 1937
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Empire of Japan
DiedNovember 27, 1999(1999-11-27) (aged 62)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathColon cancer
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ernesto Kojima
Hiro Matsuda
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Trained byDiablo Velasco[1]
Rikidōzan
Karl Gotch
Debut1957
Retired1990

Yasuhiro Kojima (小島 泰弘, Kojima Yasuhiro) (July 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, Hiro Matsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer.

  1. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.

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