Funk, Dory
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Birthname | Dorrance Wilhelm Funk | ||||
born on | 4 May 1919 at 07:20 (= 07:20 AM ) | ||||
Place | Hammond, Indiana, 41n35, 87w30 | ||||
Timezone | CDT h5w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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Biography
American professional wrestler who fought primarily in the Texas territories and the Central States territories, mainly as a junior heavyweight, against Iron Mike DiBiase, Mike Clancy, Danny Hodge and Verne Gagne.
After retirement he began promoting Western States Sports with Doc Sarpolis in Amarillo, Texas, where he led a thriving wrestling scene which produced many stars, including his sons Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, as well as Stan Hansen, Harley Race, Gene Kiniski, Tully Blanchard, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, Bruiser Brody, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu.
Funk died on 3 June 1973, aged 54, of a heart attack while demonstrating a wrestling hold at his home to a visitor.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Guerrero, Gory (born 11 January 1921)
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Gagne, Verne (born 26 February 1926)
- parent->child relationship with Funk, Dory Jr. (born 3 February 1941)
- parent->child relationship with Funk, Terry (born 30 June 1944)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana archives.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Size (Height: 5 ft 11 in/ 180 cm)
- Traits : Body : Weight (230 lb/ 104 kg)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack (Fatal)
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Heart attack)
- Vocation : Sports : Wrestling (Junior heavyweight)
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner
- Vocation : Sports Business : Promoter/ Agent
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- 1919 births
- Birthday 4 May
- Birthplace Hammond, IN (US)
- Sun 12 Taurus
- Moon 12 Cancer
- Asc 11 Gemini
- 1973 deaths
- Traits : Body : Size
- Traits : Body : Weight
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Vocation : Sports : Wrestling
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner
- Vocation : Sports Business : Promoter/ Agent
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession