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Jack Barton Adkisson Sr. (August 16, 1929 – September 10, 1997), better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was a 3-time world champion and a 6-time NWA United States Champion. He was the owner of World Class Championship Wrestling. [4]
Picture of the Von Erichs. From left to right: Kerry, Fritz, Chris (front), Kevin, Mike and David. The Von Erich family is an American professional wrestling family. Originally from Texas, their actual surname is Adkisson, but every member working in wrestling has used the ring name "Von Erich" after family patriarch Fritz Von Erich (real name Jack Adkisson).
According to a 1988 profile of the family in D Magazine, Jack started fighting under the ring moniker Fritz Von Erich and he adopted the role of a Nazi villain. At a towering 6 feet, 4 inches ...
WCCW promoter Fritz Von Erich. WCCW was originally known as Big Time Wrestling and, until the late 1970s, was dominated by its owner, Fritz Von Erich. In 1966, Von Erich and Ed McLemore-owner of the Dallas Sportatorium- bought out the Dallas/Fort Worth Wrestling Office, breaking away from Houston Wrestling Office, which was managed by Paul Boesch.
Fritz Von Erich was predeceased by five of his six children: Jack Jr. in 1959, David in 1984, Mike in 1987, Chris in 1991, and Kerry in 1993. Fritz died on Sept. 10, 1997 after lung cancer spread ...
The true story of the Von Erich family. Fritz Von Erich was born Jack Adkisson on 16 August 1929, in Jewett, Texas. As a young man, he trained with the influential wrestling coach Stu Hart, who ...
Two of Fritz's sons, Mike and Chris, died of suicide at 23 and 33. Three of the Von Erich sons are on full display in The Iron Claw, Kevin (Efron), Kerry (Allen White), and David (Dickinson). And ...
The Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show was a major professional wrestling show held by World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) at the Texas Stadium on June 4, 1982. As the name indicates the show marked Fritz Von Erich's retirement from in ring competition after 29 years of active competition.
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