Josip Peruzović

(77 years old)

Born: October 4th, 1947

Place of birth: Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia

Death: 2018-07-29

Josip Hrvoje Peruzović (October 14, 1947 – July 29, 2018), better known by his ring name Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Although the character that Volkoff often portrayed was a villainous Russian, Peruzović originated from the former Yugoslavia in real life, now present day Croatia.

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