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{{short description|Canadian professional wrestler}}
{{Short description|Canadian professional wrestler}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Keith Hart
|name = Keith Hart
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|weight = {{convert|94|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="auto"/>
|weight = {{convert|94|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="auto"/>
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|8|21}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|8|21}}
|birth_place = [[Great Falls, Montana]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFN8ghhSso|title=Surviving The Dungeon Extra: Ross Hart on The Hart Siblings (1 of 2)|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noplacelikelongisland.com/home/2016/5/13/smith-hart-on-the-hart-familys-ties-to-long-island-the-city-of-long-beach-and-more|title=Smith Hart on The Hart Family's ties to Long Island, the city of Long Beach, and more|website=noplacelikelongisland.com|publisher=No Place Likelong Island|date=May 19, 2016|accessdate=2015-05-31}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Great Falls, Montana]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFN8ghhSso |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/vHFN8ghhSso |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Surviving The Dungeon Extra: Ross Hart on The Hart Siblings (1 of 2)|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noplacelikelongisland.com/home/2016/5/13/smith-hart-on-the-hart-familys-ties-to-long-island-the-city-of-long-beach-and-more|title=Smith Hart on The Hart Family's ties to Long Island, the city of Long Beach, and more|website=noplacelikelongisland.com|publisher=No Place Likelong Island|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=2015-05-31|archive-date=2016-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526130713/http://www.noplacelikelongisland.com/home/2016/5/13/smith-hart-on-the-hart-familys-ties-to-long-island-the-city-of-long-beach-and-more|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|resides = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada
|death_date =
|death_date =
|death_place =
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|children = 3
|children = 3
|spouse = Leslie duBerger (divorced)<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Diana | authorlink = Diana Hart |author2=McLellan, Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 84 pp}}</ref> <br/> {{Marriage|Joan Hart|2002}}<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Martha | authorlink1 = Martha Hart |author2=Francis, Eric | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 253 pp}}</ref>
|spouse = Leslie duBerger (divorced)<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Diana | author-link = Diana Hart |author2=McLellan, Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 84 pp}}</ref> <br/> {{Marriage|Joan Hart|2002}}<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Martha | author-link1 = Martha Hart |author2=Francis, Eric | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 253 pp}}</ref>
|billed = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=3235&bild=1 |title= Keith Hart: Facts|publisher=WrestlingData.com}}</ref>
|billed = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=3235&bild=1 |title= Keith Hart: Facts|publisher=WrestlingData.com}}</ref>
|trainer = [[Stu Hart]]
|trainer = [[Stu Hart]]
|debut = 1973<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/canadianwrestlemedia/Canwest5.htm Vance Nevada's Canadian Wrestling Results Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5knSG6rek?url=http://www.geocities.com/canadianwrestlemedia/Canwest5.htm |date=2009-10-25 }} (Stampede, June 1, 1973)</ref>
|debut = 1973<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/canadianwrestlemedia/Canwest5.htm Vance Nevada's Canadian Wrestling Results Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20240524144150/https://www.webcitation.org/5knSG6rek?url=http://www.geocities.com/canadianwrestlemedia/Canwest5.htm |date=2024-05-24 }} (Stampede, June 1, 1973)</ref>
|retired = 2000
|retired = 2000
}}
}}


'''Keith William Hart''' (born August 21, 1951) is a Canadian-American retired [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[firefighter]]. He is a member of the [[Hart wrestling family]] and the third child of Helen and [[Stu Hart]], [[Order of Canada|CM]]. He is best known for his work for [[Stampede Wrestling]] and several appearances for [[WWE]], often with his siblings [[Bret Hart|Bret]], [[Owen Hart|Owen]], [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce]] and [[Diana Hart|Diana]]. In Stampede he won several championships and for WWE he participated in the [[Survivor Series (1993)|seventh]] edition of [[Survivor Series]].
'''Keith William Hart''' (born August 21, 1951) is an American born-Canadian retired [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[firefighter]]. He is a member of the [[Hart wrestling family]] and the third child of Helen and [[Stu Hart]]. He is best known for his work for [[Stampede Wrestling]] and several appearances for [[WWE]], often with his siblings [[Bret Hart|Bret]], [[Owen Hart|Owen]], [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce]] and [[Diana Hart|Diana]]. In Stampede he won several championships and for WWE he participated in the [[Survivor Series (1993)|seventh]] edition of [[Survivor Series]].


==Early life==
==Early life==


Hart is the third child of wrestling promoter [[Stu Hart]] and his wife Helen, thus he is the younger brother of [[Smith Hart|Smith]] and [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce]] and the older brother of Wayne, [[Dean Hart|Dean]], Ellie, Georgia, [[Bret Hart|Bret]], [[Ross Hart|Ross]], Alison, [[Diana Hart|Diana]] and [[Owen Hart]].
Hart is the third child of wrestling promoter [[Stu Hart]] and his wife Helen, thus he is the younger brother of [[Smith Hart|Smith]] and [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce]] and the older brother of Wayne, [[Dean Hart|Dean]], Ellie, Georgia, [[Bret Hart|Bret]], Alison, [[Ross Hart|Ross]], [[Diana Hart|Diana]] and [[Owen Hart]].


He is of [[Greeks|Greek]] descent through his maternal grandmother and Irish through his maternal grandfather.<ref>{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Bret | authorlink = Bret Hart | title = Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling | publisher = Ebury Press | year = 2007 | location =| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 9780091932862| page = 8 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/26902 |title=Ask 411 - 5.07.02 |accessdate= |author=Letawsky, Craig |authorlink= |date=2002-05-07 |format= |work= |publisher=411wrestling.com |pages= |language= |quote= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722015454/http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/26902 |archive-date=2012-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Diana | authorlink = Diana Hart |author2=McLellan, Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 16 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Heath McCoy | title = Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling | publisher = ECWPress | year = 2007 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-1-55022-787-1| page = 30 pp}}</ref> His father was mainly of [[Ulster Scots people|Scots-Irish]] descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry.<ref>{{cite book | authorlink = John Lister | title = Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004 | publisher = jnlister | year = 2005 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-4116-5329-7| page = 252 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Heath McCoy | title = Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling | publisher = ECWPress | year = 2007 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-1-55022-787-1| page = 16 pp}}</ref> Hart is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.<ref>{{cite book | author1 = [[Martha Hart]] |author2= Eric Francis | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | location =| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 84 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingBretHart9799/hitman_may17.html|title= An open letter to Shawn Michaels |date=May 17, 1997 |publisher=http: canoe}}</ref>
He is of [[Greeks|Greek]] descent through his maternal grandmother and Irish through his maternal grandfather.<ref>{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Bret | author-link = Bret Hart | title = Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling | publisher = Ebury Press | year = 2007 | isbn = 9780091932862| page = 8 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/26902 |title=Ask 411 - 5.07.02 |author=Letawsky, Craig |date=2002-05-07 |publisher=411wrestling.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722015454/http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/26902 |archive-date=2012-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Diana | author-link = Diana Hart |author2=McLellan, Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 16 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Heath McCoy | title = Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling | publisher = ECWPress | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-55022-787-1| page = 30 pp}}</ref> His father was mainly of [[Ulster Scots people|Scots-Irish]] descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry.<ref>{{cite book | title = Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004 | publisher = jnlister | year = 2005 | isbn = 1-4116-5329-7| page = 252 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Heath McCoy | title = Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling | publisher = ECWPress | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-55022-787-1| page = 16 pp}}</ref> Hart is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.<ref>{{cite book | author1 = Martha Hart | author-link = Martha Hart |author2= Eric Francis | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 84 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingBretHart9799/hitman_may17.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011939/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingBretHart9799/hitman_may17.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= March 5, 2016|title= An open letter to Shawn Michaels |date=May 17, 1997 |publisher=http: canoe}}</ref>


Before becoming a wrestler, Keith Hart earned a [[Academic degree|degree]] in teaching.
Before becoming a wrestler, Keith Hart earned a [[Academic degree|degree]] in teaching.
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===Stampede Wrestling===
===Stampede Wrestling===
Hart trained under his father and began wrestling on June 1, 1973 in his father's [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]], [[Stampede Wrestling]], facing Lindy Calder in his debut match. He spent much of his career as a [[tag team]] wrestler, teaming with wrestlers such as his brother [[Bret Hart|Bret]], with whom he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship four times. He [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with wrestlers such as Dick Steinborn, Dynamite Kid, Herbert Gallant, K J Anderssen, [[Mr. Hito]], and [[Kazuo Sakurada|Mr. Sakurada]]. As a singles wrestler he held the British Commonwealth Mid Heavyweight title. In addition to wrestling in Canada, Hart performed in [[Germany]], Japan and made infrequent appearances in the [[United States|United States of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/keith-hart-479.html |title=Keith Hart: Profile & Match Listing |website=profightdb.com |publisher= The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> At one point, [[Dave Meltzer]] referred to Hart as one of the best [[job (professional wrestling)|jobbers]] in wrestling.<ref name=02111991WON>{{cite web|url=https://members.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/february-11-1991-wrestling-observer-newsletter-wrestlemania-relocated|title=February 11, 1991 Observer Newsletter: Wrestlemania relocated, Clash of Champions reviewed|author=Observer Staff|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|website=F4WOnline.com|date=February 11, 1991|accessdate=September 7, 2019}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Hart trained under his father and began wrestling on June 1, 1973 in his father's [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]], [[Stampede Wrestling]], facing Lindy Calder in his debut match. He spent much of his career as a [[tag team]] wrestler, teaming with wrestlers such as his brother [[Bret Hart|Bret]], with whom he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship four times. He [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with wrestlers such as Dick Steinborn, Dynamite Kid, Herbert Gallant, K J Anderssen, [[Mr. Hito]], and [[Kazuo Sakurada|Mr. Sakurada]]. As a singles wrestler he held the British Commonwealth Mid Heavyweight title. In addition to wrestling in Canada, Hart performed in [[Germany]], Japan and made infrequent appearances in the [[United States|United States of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/keith-hart-479.html |title=Keith Hart: Profile & Match Listing |website=profightdb.com |publisher= The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> At one point, [[Dave Meltzer]] referred to Hart as one of the best [[job (professional wrestling)|jobbers]] in wrestling.<ref name=02111991WON>{{cite web|url=https://members.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/february-11-1991-wrestling-observer-newsletter-wrestlemania-relocated|title=February 11, 1991 Observer Newsletter: Wrestlemania relocated, Clash of Champions reviewed|author=Observer Staff|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|website=F4WOnline.com|date=February 11, 1991|access-date=September 7, 2019}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


===World Wrestling Federation===
===World Wrestling Federation===
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===Return to Stampede Wrestling===
===Return to Stampede Wrestling===
In the 1990s, Hart worked as a trainer in the [[Hart Dungeon]] (the [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|wrestling training camp]] located in the basement of the Hart family [[mansion]]). He eventually retired in 1995 to become a full-time firefighter, although he briefly came out of retirement in 1999 when Stampede Wrestling was reopened by his brothers Bruce and Ross Hart. Hart became a tag team champion with [[Chris Benoit#Stampede Wrestling|Chris Benoit]].
In the 1990s, Hart worked as a trainer in the [[Hart Dungeon]] (the [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|wrestling training camp]] located in the basement of the Hart family [[mansion]]). He eventually retired in 1995 to become a full-time firefighter, although he briefly came out of retirement in 1999 when Stampede Wrestling was reopened by his brothers Bruce and Ross Hart. Hart became a tag team champion with [[Chris Benoit#Stampede Wrestling (1985–1989)|Chris Benoit]].


==After wrestling==
==After wrestling==
In the late 1970s, at the urging of his brother-in-law, [[B.J. Annis]], Hart passed a test and was accepted into the [[Calgary Fire Department]]. As a result, he largely reduced his wrestling commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/k/keith-hart/|title=Keith Hart|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2016-05-08}}</ref> Hart would work for Annis until 2007, when he retired from firefighting after 26 years and began working as a [[substitute teacher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/02/05/22600990.html|title=Hart Family, friends, fans stand behind Hitman|website=canoe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bret Hart reveals cancer diagnosis on Facebook|publisher=[[Calgary Sun]]| url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/02/01/bret-hart-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-on-facebook|author=Platt, Michael|date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> He is known to teach in Calgary and [[Okotoks]] (just outside Calgary).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1wrestling.com/2010/04/14/ringside-remembrances-the-hart-dynasty/ |title=RINGSIDE REMEMBRANCES — THE HART DYNASTY |date=April 14, 2010 |work=[[1Wrestling.com|1Wrestling]] |author=Staff |archive-date=25 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171225162021/http://www.1wrestling.com/2010/04/14/ringside-remembrances-the-hart-dynasty/ |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Meltzer, Dave. [https://books.google.com/books?hl=sv&id=-rFZAAAAYAAJ&dq=stu+hart+football&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=stu+hart%27s+son "The Wrestling Observer's Who's who in Pro Wrestling".] [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]. page 54. (1986)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highrivertimes.com/2009/03/17/pro-wrestler-loves-substitute-teaching |title= Pro-wrestler loves substitute teaching|author= Interim, Angela|date=March 17, 2009 |publisher=[[High River Times]] |accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref>
In the late 1970s, at the urging of his brother-in-law, [[B. J. Annis]], Hart passed a test and was accepted into the [[Calgary Fire Department]]. As a result, he largely reduced his wrestling commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/k/keith-hart/|title=Keith Hart|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2016-05-08}}</ref> Hart would work for Annis until 2007, when he retired from firefighting after 26 years and began working as a [[substitute teacher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/02/05/22600990.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208161304/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/02/05/22600990.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2016|title=Hart Family, friends, fans stand behind Hitman|website=canoe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bret Hart reveals cancer diagnosis on Facebook|publisher=[[Calgary Sun]]| url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/02/01/bret-hart-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-on-facebook|author=Platt, Michael|date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> He is known to teach in Calgary and [[Okotoks]] (just outside Calgary).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1wrestling.com/2010/04/14/ringside-remembrances-the-hart-dynasty/ |title=RINGSIDE REMEMBRANCES — THE HART DYNASTY |date=April 14, 2010 |work=[[1Wrestling.com|1Wrestling]] |author=Staff |archive-date=25 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171225162021/http://www.1wrestling.com/2010/04/14/ringside-remembrances-the-hart-dynasty/ |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Meltzer, Dave. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-rFZAAAAYAAJ&q=stu+hart%27s+son "The Wrestling Observer's Who's who in Pro Wrestling".] [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]. page 54. (1986)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highrivertimes.com/2009/03/17/pro-wrestler-loves-substitute-teaching |title=Pro-wrestler loves substitute teaching |author=Interim, Angela |date=March 17, 2009 |publisher=[[High River Times]] |access-date=2017-11-08 |archive-date=2017-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109024307/http://www.highrivertimes.com/2009/03/17/pro-wrestler-loves-substitute-teaching |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In the [[1993 Alberta general election|1993 Alberta provincial election, ]] Keith was the [[Liberal Party of Alberta|Liberal Party of Alberta's]] candidate in the Northeast Calgary riding of [[Calgary-Cross]], coming in 2nd place with 33.12% of the vote<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Elections Database |url=http://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE4/?p=0&type=election&ID=349#page_1=constituency_2031}}</ref>
In the [[1993 Alberta general election|1993 Alberta provincial election]], Keith was the [[Liberal Party of Alberta|Liberal Party of Alberta's]] candidate in the Northeast Calgary riding of [[Calgary-Cross]], coming in 2nd place with 33.12% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Elections Database |url=http://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE4/?p=0&type=election&ID=349#page_1=constituency_2031}}</ref>


==Other media==
==Other media==


Hart has appeared on several wrestling documentaries, including the 1998 documentary ''[[Wrestling with Shadows]]'' and 2010's ''[[Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman|Survival of the Hitman]]'' which are both about his younger brother Bret. Hart was also present on the stage together with all his living siblings when his father Stu Hart was posthumously inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfidlTyxPC4|title=Bret Hart and the Hart family speak on behalf of Stu Hart|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/|title=Ronda de noticias WWE|date=May 1, 2010|website=solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com}}</ref>
Hart has appeared on several wrestling documentaries, including the 1998 documentary ''[[Wrestling with Shadows]]'' and 2010's ''[[Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman|Survival of the Hitman]]'' which are both about his younger brother Bret. Hart was also present on the stage together with all his living siblings when his father Stu Hart was posthumously inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfidlTyxPC4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/vfidlTyxPC4 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Bret Hart and the Hart family speak on behalf of Stu Hart|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/|title=Ronda de noticias WWE|date=May 1, 2010|website=solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==


In 1994 Hart and his first wife won $100,000 in a lottery. He spent some of the money on an unsuccessful campaign to get elected to provincial office.<ref>{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Bret | authorlink = Bret Hart | title = Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling | publisher = Ebury Press | year = 2007 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 9780091932862| page = 169 pp}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Diana | authorlink = Diana Hart |last2=McLellan |first2=Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 84 pp}}</ref>{{clarify|date=August 2019|reason=What was the provincial office?}}
In 1993 Hart and his first wife won $100,000 in a lottery. He spent some of the money on an unsuccessful campaign to get elected to provincial office.<ref>{{cite book| last = Hart | first = Bret | author-link = Bret Hart | title = Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling | publisher = Ebury Press | year = 2007 | isbn = 9780091932862| page = 169 pp}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite book| last1 = Hart | first1 = Diana | author-link = Diana Hart |last2=McLellan |first2=Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 84 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Election Database-Candidate History |url=http://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE4/?p=0&type=person&ID=13226}}</ref>


===Family===
===Family===
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{{main|Hart wrestling family}}
{{main|Hart wrestling family}}


Hart has three sons with his ex-wife Leslie,<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Diana | authorlink = Diana Hart |last2=McLellan |first2=Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 49 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Martha | authorlink = Martha Hart |author2=Francis, Eric | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 69 pp}}</ref> Stewart Hart II, Conor Hart and Brock Hart. The couple divorced in 1995.<ref name="auto1"/> Conor pursued amateur wrestling at the University of Calgary and coaches a local high school team.<ref name="godinos">{{cite web|url= http://www.godinos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=414&path=|title= godinos: roaster: Conor Hart |accessdate=8 December 2015|publisher= godinos.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBretHart/010630-sun.html |title= Torch passed to up-and-comers |accessdate=June 30, 2001 |publisher=Slam Canoe}}</ref> His other son Stewart has also pursued amateur wrestling and has won a medal in
Hart has three sons with his ex-wife Leslie,<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Hart | first1 = Diana | author-link = Diana Hart |last2=McLellan |first2=Kirstie | title = [[Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family]] | publisher = [[Fenn (publisher)|Fenn]] | year = 2001 | isbn = 1-55168-256-7| page = 49 pp}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Martha | author-link = Martha Hart |author2=Francis, Eric | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 69 pp}}</ref> Stewart Hart II, Conor Hart and Brock Hart. The couple divorced in 1995.<ref name="auto1"/> Conor pursued amateur wrestling at the University of Calgary and coaches a local high school team.<ref name="godinos">{{cite web|url= http://www.godinos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=414&path=|title= godinos: roaster: Conor Hart |access-date=8 December 2015|publisher= godinos.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBretHart/010630-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180204204136/http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBretHart/010630-sun.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |title=Torch passed to up-and-comers |access-date=June 30, 2001 |publisher=Slam Canoe }}</ref> His other son Stewart has also pursued amateur wrestling and has won a medal in
his school championship but does not wish to work with pro wrestling.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/may2_hart2.html|title= Sage advice from Uncle Bret |date = May 2, 1998 |publisher=Slam Canoe}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/may2_hart.html |title= Stu Hart's grandson continues family tradition |date = May 2, 1998 |publisher=Slam Canoe}}</ref>
his school championship but does not wish to work with pro wrestling.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/may2_hart2.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150818192054/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/may2_hart2.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= August 18, 2015|title= Sage advice from Uncle Bret |date = May 2, 1998 |publisher=Slam Canoe}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/may2_hart.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818192050/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/may2_hart.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2015 |title= Stu Hart's grandson continues family tradition |date = May 2, 1998 |publisher=Slam Canoe}}</ref>


In 2002 Keith married for the second time to his long-time girlfriend Joan.<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Martha | authorlink1 = Martha Hart |author2=Francis, Eric | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 253 pp}}</ref>
In 2002 Keith married for the second time to his long-time girlfriend Joan.<ref>{{cite book | last = Hart | first = Martha | author-link1 = Martha Hart |author2=Francis, Eric | title = Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart |publisher = [[Rowman & Littlefield]] | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-1-59077-036-8| page = 253 pp}}</ref>


===Wrestling related===
===Wrestling related===
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame|Canadian Hall of Fame]]'''
*'''[[SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame|Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
**Class of 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/hallofame.html |title=Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame |date =April 3, 2016|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url =https://archive.today/20120728151049/http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/harts.html|archive-date =28 July 2012|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/harts.html |title=SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: The Hart Family |date =February 1, 2001|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|author =Oliver, Greg|authorlink =Greg Oliver}}</ref>
**Class of 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/hallofame.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429003907/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/hallofame.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |title=Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame |date =April 3, 2016|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url =https://archive.today/20120728151049/http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/harts.html|archive-date =28 July 2012|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/harts.html |title=SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: The Hart Family |date =February 1, 2001|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|author =Oliver, Greg|url-status =usurped|author-link =Greg Oliver}}</ref>

*'''Can Am Wrestling Federation'''
*'''Can Am Wrestling Federation'''
**CAWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Vinnie Fever<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canoe.com/category/sports|title=Canoe Sports &#124; Videos & Photos News Results Scoreboard & Statistics &#124; Canoe}}</ref>
**CAWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Vinnie Fever<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canoe.com/category/sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206141403/http://canoe.com/category/sports|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2017|title=Canoe Sports &#124; Videos & Photos News Results Scoreboard & Statistics &#124; Canoe}}</ref>

*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**PWI ranked him #'''341''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated|PWI 500]] in 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/1995.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1995|website=profightdb.com |publisher= The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> and 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/1996.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1996|website=profightdb.com |publisher= The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him #'''341''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated|PWI 500]] in 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/1995.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1995|website=profightdb.com |publisher= The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> and 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/1996.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1996|website=profightdb.com |publisher= The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
*'''Polynesian Pacific Wrestling'''
*'''Polynesian Pacific Wrestling'''
**PPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce Hart]]
**PPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce Hart]]

* '''[[Prairie Wrestling Alliance]]'''
* '''[[Prairie Wrestling Alliance]]'''
** Prairie Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/15/14402076.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20180116095112/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/15/14402076.html|archive-date =16 January 2018|accessdate =2018-01-16 |title=Booker T enjoying life away from the spotlight|author=Clevette, Jason|date= June 16, 2010|work=[[SLAM! Wrestling]]|publisher=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>
** Prairie Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/15/14402076.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20180116095112/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/15/14402076.html|archive-date =16 January 2018|access-date =2018-01-16 |title=Booker T enjoying life away from the spotlight|author=Clevette, Jason|date= June 16, 2010|work=[[SLAM! Wrestling]]|publisher=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref>

*'''''[[Ring Wrestling|Ring Wrestling Magazine]]'''''
*'''''[[Ring Wrestling|Ring Wrestling Magazine]]'''''
**Rookie of the Year (1973)
**Rookie of the Year (1973)

*'''[[Stampede Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[Stampede Wrestling]]'''
**[[Stampede International Tag Team Championship|NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Calgary version)'']] ([[Stampede International Tag Team Championship#Title history|7 times]]) - with Leo Burke (2), [[Bret Hart]] (4), and Hubert Gallant (1)
**[[Stampede International Tag Team Championship|NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Calgary version)'']] ([[Stampede International Tag Team Championship#Title history|8 times]]) - with Leo Burke (2), Hubert Gallant (1) and [[Bret Hart]] (5)
**[[Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=3235&bild=1&details=3|title= Keith Hart: Titles|publisher=WrestlingData.com}}</ref>
**[[Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=3235&bild=1&details=3|title= Keith Hart: Titles|publisher=WrestlingData.com}}</ref>
**[[Stampede International Tag Team Championship]] ([[Stampede International Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Chris Benoit]]<ref name="auto2"/>
**[[Stampede International Tag Team Championship]] ([[Stampede International Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Chris Benoit]]<ref name="auto2"/>
**[[Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-pac-h.html |title=Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |quote= }}</ref>
**[[Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-pac-h.html |title=Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Title |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo }}</ref>
**[[Stampede Wrestling#Hall of Fame|Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame]] (Class of 1995)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame: 1948-1990 |access-date= |series=Showdown at the Corral: A Tribute to Stu Hart |series-link=Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show |first=Ed (host) |last=Whalen |network=[[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]] |station=[[CICT-DT|Calgary 7]] |date=December 15, 1995 |time=27:55}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/hof.html |title=Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |quote= }}</ref>
**[[Stampede Wrestling#Hall of Fame|Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame]] (Class of 1995)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame: 1948-1990 |series=Showdown at the Corral: A Tribute to Stu Hart |series-link=Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show |first=Ed (host) |last=Whalen |network=[[Shaw Communications|Shaw Cable]] |station=[[CICT-DT|Calgary 7]] |date=December 15, 1995 |time=27:55}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/hof.html |title=Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990) |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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; Books
* {{cite book|author = Marsha Erb|title = Stu Hart: Lord of the ring.|publisher = ECW Press|year = 2002|isbn = 1-55022-508-1}}
* {{cite book|author = Marsha Erb|title = Stu Hart: Lord of the ring.|publisher = ECW Press|year = 2002|isbn = 1-55022-508-1}}
* {{Cite book|author= Hart, Bruce|title= Straight from the Hart|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=jHKf2e9lin4C&pg=PT249&dq=hart+foundation&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCm_Duk7jMAhWBC5oKHdGVBLMQ6AEIRzAE#v=onepage&q&f=false |publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2011|pages=272pp |last-author-amp=yes|isbn=978-1-55022-939-4}}
* {{Cite book|author= Hart, Bruce|title= Straight from the Hart|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=jHKf2e9lin4C&q=hart+foundation&pg=PT249 |publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2011|pages=272pp |isbn=978-1-55022-939-4}}
* {{Cite book|title=Hart Strings|author=Hart, Julie|publisher=Tightrope Books|year=2013|isbn=978-1926639635}}
* {{Cite book|title=Hart Strings|author=Hart, Julie|publisher=Tightrope Books|year=2013|isbn=978-1926639635}}
* {{Cite book|title=Pure Dynamite: The Price you Pay for Wrestling Stardom|author1=Billington, Tom|author2=Coleman, Alison|publisher= Winding Stair Press|year=2001|isbn=1-55366-084-6}}
* {{Cite book|title=Pure Dynamite: The Price you Pay for Wrestling Stardom|author1=Billington, Tom|author2=Coleman, Alison|publisher= Winding Stair Press|year=2001|isbn=1-55366-084-6}}
; Articles
; Articles
* {{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/06/18/1639663.html | title = Catching up with Keith Hart | author = Billy Powers | publisher = Calgary Sun, via Canoe| work=SLAM! Wrestling | accessdate=2016-04-07 | date = June 18, 2006}}
* {{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/06/18/1639663.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150818191922/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/06/18/1639663.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 18, 2015 | title = Catching up with Keith Hart | author = Billy Powers | publisher = Calgary Sun, via Canoe| work=SLAM! Wrestling | access-date=2016-04-07 | date = June 18, 2006}}
* {{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/19/8805796.html | title = Keith Hart loves substitute teaching | author = Angela Hill | via = Canoe.com | work =SLAM! Wrestling | accessdate=2016-04-07 | date = March 19, 2009}}
* {{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/19/8805796.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150917071357/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/19/8805796.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 17, 2015 | title = Keith Hart loves substitute teaching | author = Angela Hill | via = Canoe.com | work =SLAM! Wrestling | access-date=2016-04-07 | date = March 19, 2009}}


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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:50, 2 December 2024

Keith Hart
Birth nameKeith William Hart
Born (1951-08-21) August 21, 1951 (age 73)
Great Falls, Montana, U.S.[1][2]
Spouse(s)Leslie duBerger (divorced)[3]
Joan Hart
​
(m. 2002)​
[4]
Children3
FamilyHart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Keith Hart
Ted Keath[5]
Billed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[6]
Billed weight94 kg (207 lb)[6]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta[7]
Trained byStu Hart
Debut1973[8]
Retired2000

Keith William Hart (born August 21, 1951) is an American born-Canadian retired professional wrestler and firefighter. He is a member of the Hart wrestling family and the third child of Helen and Stu Hart. He is best known for his work for Stampede Wrestling and several appearances for WWE, often with his siblings Bret, Owen, Bruce and Diana. In Stampede he won several championships and for WWE he participated in the seventh edition of Survivor Series.

Early life

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Hart is the third child of wrestling promoter Stu Hart and his wife Helen, thus he is the younger brother of Smith and Bruce and the older brother of Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Ross, Diana and Owen Hart.

He is of Greek descent through his maternal grandmother and Irish through his maternal grandfather.[9][10][11][12] His father was mainly of Scots-Irish descent but also had Scottish and English ancestry.[13][14] Hart is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.[15][16]

Before becoming a wrestler, Keith Hart earned a degree in teaching.

Amateur wrestling

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Hart had a lot of experience in amateur wrestling during his youth,[17] something he did mostly to please his father.

Competing for the University of Saskatchewan, he earned a bronze medal at the west division championships in 1974.

Professional wrestling career

[edit]

Stampede Wrestling

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Hart trained under his father and began wrestling on June 1, 1973 in his father's promotion, Stampede Wrestling, facing Lindy Calder in his debut match. He spent much of his career as a tag team wrestler, teaming with wrestlers such as his brother Bret, with whom he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship four times. He feuded with wrestlers such as Dick Steinborn, Dynamite Kid, Herbert Gallant, K J Anderssen, Mr. Hito, and Mr. Sakurada. As a singles wrestler he held the British Commonwealth Mid Heavyweight title. In addition to wrestling in Canada, Hart performed in Germany, Japan and made infrequent appearances in the United States of America.[18] At one point, Dave Meltzer referred to Hart as one of the best jobbers in wrestling.[19]

World Wrestling Federation

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As part of the feud between Bret and Jerry Lawler, at the 1993 Survivor Series Bret and his brothers Keith, Bruce and Owen faced Shawn Michaels and his three masked knights. Though Owen was eliminated and Keith's shoulder was injured by a prolonged assault at the hands of Michaels, the Hart brothers were victorious.

Return to Stampede Wrestling

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In the 1990s, Hart worked as a trainer in the Hart Dungeon (the wrestling training camp located in the basement of the Hart family mansion). He eventually retired in 1995 to become a full-time firefighter, although he briefly came out of retirement in 1999 when Stampede Wrestling was reopened by his brothers Bruce and Ross Hart. Hart became a tag team champion with Chris Benoit.

After wrestling

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In the late 1970s, at the urging of his brother-in-law, B. J. Annis, Hart passed a test and was accepted into the Calgary Fire Department. As a result, he largely reduced his wrestling commitments.[20] Hart would work for Annis until 2007, when he retired from firefighting after 26 years and began working as a substitute teacher.[21][22] He is known to teach in Calgary and Okotoks (just outside Calgary).[23][24][25]

In the 1993 Alberta provincial election, Keith was the Liberal Party of Alberta's candidate in the Northeast Calgary riding of Calgary-Cross, coming in 2nd place with 33.12% of the vote.[26]

Other media

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Hart has appeared on several wrestling documentaries, including the 1998 documentary Wrestling with Shadows and 2010's Survival of the Hitman which are both about his younger brother Bret. Hart was also present on the stage together with all his living siblings when his father Stu Hart was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.[27][28]

Personal life

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In 1993 Hart and his first wife won $100,000 in a lottery. He spent some of the money on an unsuccessful campaign to get elected to provincial office.[29][30][31]

Family

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Main article: Hart wrestling family

Hart has three sons with his ex-wife Leslie,[32][33] Stewart Hart II, Conor Hart and Brock Hart. The couple divorced in 1995.[30] Conor pursued amateur wrestling at the University of Calgary and coaches a local high school team.[34][35] His other son Stewart has also pursued amateur wrestling and has won a medal in his school championship but does not wish to work with pro wrestling.[36][37]

In 2002 Keith married for the second time to his long-time girlfriend Joan.[38]

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Following the death of Stu Hart on October 16, 2003, the Hart family sold the Hart mansion. On August 14, 2004 Hart organised a fundraiser, held within the mansion, for the Stu Hart Amateur Sport Foundation (which supports amateur wrestling in the Calgary area).

Championships and accomplishments

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Surviving The Dungeon Extra: Ross Hart on The Hart Siblings (1 of 2)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ "Smith Hart on The Hart Family's ties to Long Island, the city of Long Beach, and more". noplacelikelongisland.com. No Place Likelong Island. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  3. ^ Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 84 pp. ISBN 1-55168-256-7.
  4. ^ Hart, Martha; Francis, Eric (2004). Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 253 pp. ISBN 978-1-59077-036-8.
  5. ^ "Keith Hart: Facts". WrestlingData.com.
  6. ^ a b "Keith Hart". cagematch.net.
  7. ^ "Keith Hart: Facts". WrestlingData.com.
  8. ^ Vance Nevada's Canadian Wrestling Results Archive Archived 2024-05-24 at archive.today (Stampede, June 1, 1973)
  9. ^ Hart, Bret (2007). Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling. Ebury Press. p. 8 pp. ISBN 9780091932862.
  10. ^ Letawsky, Craig (2002-05-07). "Ask 411 - 5.07.02". 411wrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
  11. ^ Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 16 pp. ISBN 1-55168-256-7.
  12. ^ Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECWPress. p. 30 pp. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  13. ^ Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004. jnlister. 2005. p. 252 pp. ISBN 1-4116-5329-7.
  14. ^ Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECWPress. p. 16 pp. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  15. ^ Martha Hart; Eric Francis (2004). Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 84 pp. ISBN 978-1-59077-036-8.
  16. ^ "An open letter to Shawn Michaels". http: canoe. May 17, 1997. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  17. ^ Mix, Brett (November 28, 2010). "Review: WWE Hart and Soul: Hart Family Anthology". wrestlingdvdnetwork.com.
  18. ^ "Keith Hart: Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. The Internet Wrestling Database.
  19. ^ Observer Staff (February 11, 1991). "February 11, 1991 Observer Newsletter: Wrestlemania relocated, Clash of Champions reviewed". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 7, 2019. (subscription required)
  20. ^ "Keith Hart". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  21. ^ "Hart Family, friends, fans stand behind Hitman". canoe.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016.
  22. ^ Platt, Michael (February 1, 2016). "Bret Hart reveals cancer diagnosis on Facebook". Calgary Sun.
  23. ^ Staff (April 14, 2010). "RINGSIDE REMEMBRANCES — THE HART DYNASTY". 1Wrestling. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  24. ^ Meltzer, Dave. "The Wrestling Observer's Who's who in Pro Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. page 54. (1986)
  25. ^ Interim, Angela (March 17, 2009). "Pro-wrestler loves substitute teaching". High River Times. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  26. ^ "Canadian Elections Database".
  27. ^ "Bret Hart and the Hart family speak on behalf of Stu Hart". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via www.youtube.com.
  28. ^ "Ronda de noticias WWE". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. May 1, 2010.
  29. ^ Hart, Bret (2007). Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling. Ebury Press. p. 169 pp. ISBN 9780091932862.
  30. ^ a b Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 84 pp. ISBN 1-55168-256-7.
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