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Crockett was born on June 2, 1909, in Bristol, Virginia, to Charles Sampson Crockett (1878-1960) and Josie E. (Berry) Crockett.As a youth, he became a fan of pro wrestling, which had thrived during the 1920s with such grapplers as Strangler Lewis and Joe Stecher dominating the scene.
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 ...
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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]
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 ...
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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]
Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler.He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor, World Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1992, where he was billed from Russia (and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania).