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Dorrance Wilhelm Funk [2] (May 4, 1919 – June 3, 1973) was an American professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestlers Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk , and was a promoter of the Amarillo, Texas -based Western States Sports promotion.
Retired. August 24, 2024 [ 7 ] Dorrance Earnest Funk (born February 3, 1941), [ 2 ][ 5 ] known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk (Dorrance Wilhelm Funk) and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas -based Western States Sports promotion.
His father was Dory Funk, a wrestler and promoter for Western States Sports. Funk's brother Dory Jr. also became a wrestling champ, but the late wrestler was the first to enter the ring. Funk made ...
Murdoch was the stepson of wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, growing up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers wrestle all around Texas. [5] [7] He also toted wrestling bears around the street. [8] Dick attended Caprock High School, where he took part in amateur wrestling. [2] [4]
Funk was born on June 30, 1944, in Hammond, Indiana.He was the son of Dorothy (Culver) and Dory Funk, a professional wrestler and promoter. [7] Following the end of World War II, the family relocated to Amarillo, Texas, where Terry and his brother, known professionally as Dory Jr., grew up in the professional wrestling business.
Ted DiBiase was trained by Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk. He made his professional wrestling debut as a referee in June 1974 in the Amarillo territory owned by the Funks. He then went to the Mid-South territory of Bill Watts being promoted as the son of Iron Mike in 1975 where he wrestled for four years.
Blanchard was trained to wrestle by his father and José Lothario, debuting in 1975 in his father's promotion, Southwest Championship Wrestling, where he also held a number of backstage production and creative positions. He began his career as a face by tag teaming with his father in a feud against Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk.
Bobby Edward Duncum (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association from the late-1960s to the late-1980s. He is the father of the late professional wrestler Bobby ...