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In 1976, the Crockett family purchased the Asheville Orioles and renamed them the Charlotte Orioles. They also saved the historic Calvin Griffith Park from being torn down and restored it to preserve its history. It was renamed Jim Crockett Memorial Park, and then DBA "Crockett Park" in 1977. The stadium was set on fire by a group of juveniles ...
In 1943, Crockett married Margaret Williams. In 1940s, they moved to San Francisco, California. [2] After Crockett's active military service, he and his family moved to Concord, Massachusetts. Crockett and his wife had four children, Carol, Robert, Jean and Mary. [2] On July 11, 1979, Crockett died from cancer on holiday in Jamaica. He was 63. [4]
Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States that traded from 1931 to 1988. The name was revived for a separate promotion that held its first show in July 2022.
Born to Jim Crockett Sr. and Elizabeth (Eversole) Crockett, Jim Jr. graduated from Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1960. He and his younger siblings (David, Jackie, and Frances) were largely uninvolved in professional wrestling until their father's death in 1973. The elder Crockett had been a promoter of wrestling and ...
James Crockett may refer to: James Crockett (soccer) (1910–1986), U.S. soccer center back; James "Sonny" Crockett, a fictional character in NBC television series Miami Vice; James Underwood Crockett (1915–1979), celebrity gardener and author; Jim Crockett (1909–1973), American wrestling promoter; Jim Crockett Jr. (1944–2021), American ...
Jim Crockett (1909–1973) was a promoter of live events including professional wrestling, music concerts, plays, minor league baseball, and ice hockey. In 1931, he founded his own professional wrestling promotion, Jim Crockett Promotions. [1] Crockett built JCP as a regional promotion centred on the Carolinas and Virginia. [5]
Jim Crockett Promotions: 1976–1977 United States: Unmasked by Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat in 1977. [3] The Robotrons (Craig Bresett and Fabio Chiesa) All Star Wrestling 1987 Canada: The Russian Assassins (Russian Assassin#1 and Russian Assassin#2) Jim Crockett Promotions: 1988–1989 United States [3] The ...
Jim Crockett Jr. (1993–1994) Paul Heyman (1993–1994) The World Wrestling Network was a National Wrestling Alliance -affiliated professional wrestling promotion which was owned by promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. , his last attempt to rebuild a national wrestling promotion after selling Jim Crockett Promotions to Ted Turner in 1988.