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Paul Orndorff was born on October 29, 1950 and is 75 years old now.
Birthday: October 29, 1950
How Old - Age: 75
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Paul Orndorff - Biography
Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr. (born October 29, 1949 in Brandon, Florida, USA) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. After retiring, Orndorff worked as a professional wrestling trainer. In 2011 Orndorff was diagnosed with cancer but went through treatment and was declared cancer free by the end of 2011.
After earning notoriety as a running back at the University of Tampa where he scored 21 career touchdowns and gained over 2,000 all-purpose yards in his playing career, Orndorff was a 12th round selection (289th overall pick) in the 1973 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints but failed to pass the physical for the NFL with both the Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs. However, he did play for the Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League in 1975. After one season in the WFL, he began training as a professional wrestler.
Paul's parents are both of German descent. Orndorff currently resides in Fayetteville, Georgia. He married his high school girlfriend Ronda Maxwell Orndorff. The couple have two grown sons, Paul Orndorff III and Travis Orndorff, as well as eight grandchildren. Paul has a younger brother Ray, who competed on the independent circuit. He also has another brother named Terry, with whom he wrestled briefly as a tag team in the early 1980s. Terry went on to have limited success as a tag team wrestler with other partners such as The Junkyard Dog and Kerry Von Erich. Paul has a sister Patricia and a niece Brandy Orndorff. Brandy has a husband named Richard Cusumano, whom she has 5 children with. He has a nephew Terry Orndorff Jr.
