Jack Brisco
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| Freddie Brisco | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Jack Brisco Ulvade Slim |
| Born | September 21, 1941 Blackwell, Oklahoma |
| Resides | Tampa, Florida |
| Debut | 1965 |
Freddie Joe Brisco known to most as Jack Brisco (born September 21, 1941) was a popular and successful professional wrestler during 1970s, and into the 1980s. Brisco attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played football and eventually turned to wrestling. He became NCAA National Amateur Wrestling Champion. His first NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign came when he defeated Harley Race in Houston, Texas on July 20, 1973. Brisco was inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005. Brisco now lives in Florida where he owns an auto body shop.
[edit] Wrestling facts
Finishing and signature moves: Figure Four Leglock
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Alliance
- World
- National
- NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Gerald Brisco
- Regional
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (10 times) - with Gerald Brisco (8), Ciclon Negro (1), and Jimmy Garvin (1)
- NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Gerald Brisco
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Gerald Brisco
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Inducted in 2005
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 54 of the best tag teams during the "PWI Years" - with Gerald Brisco.
- 1973 PWI Wrestler of the Year
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gerald Brisco
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 1996)
[edit] References
- Slagle, Steve Jack Brisco
- Jack Brisco Homepage
- Murdock, Bill ISBN 0-9676080-7-4 Brisco Culture House Books (February, 2004)
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