Freddie Joe "Jack" Brisco (September 21, 1941 – February 1, 2010) was an American amateur and professional wrestler. As an amateur for Oklahoma State, Brisco was two-time All-American and won the NCAA Division I national championship. He turned pro shortly after and performed for various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA Tag Team Champion with his brother Gerald Brisco.
Jack Brisco
Brisco in 1973.
Birth nameFreddie Joe BriscoBornSeptember 21, 1941[1][2]
Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]DiedFebruary 1, 2010 (aged 68)[3]
Tampa, Florida, U.S.Cause of deathComplications from cardiac surgeryAlma materOklahoma State UniversityProfessional wrestling careerRing name(s)Jack Brisco
Tiger Brisco[1]
Uvalde Slim[2]Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[4]Billed weight234 lb (106 kg)[4]Billed fromBlackwell, Oklahoma, U.S.Trained byLeroy McGuirk[1]DebutMay 15, 1965[1][2]RetiredFebruary 28, 1985[1]
Brisco is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of his era. Legendary champion Lou Thesz described him as "one of the toughest and most highly skilled wrestlers of the last 50 years".[5] Don Leo Jonathan called him "probably the greatest champion of the 20th century."[6] In the late 1970s, the Brisco brothers discovered Terry Bollea, the future wrestling legend best known as Hulk Hogan, whom they introduced to Hiro Matsuda for training.Amateur wrestling career
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Brisco was raised in Blackwell, Oklahoma with five siblings.[1] He grew up as a fan of professional wrestling, and particularly a fan of Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge and Dick Hutton.[7] Brisco started wrestling in high school and was a three-time state champion at Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was also an all-state fullback on the high school football team. He was followed by his younger brother, Gerald Brisco, into sport wrestling and turned down a football scholarship at University of Oklahoma to go to Oklahoma State. During his junior year in 1964, he was NCAA runner-up in the 191 lbs weight class. In 1965, he improved on his finish, and by doing so became the first Native American to win an NCAA Wrestling National Championship. [8] During this senior campaign, he wasn't taken down once during the entire season.Professional wrestling career
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Early years (1965–1969)
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Brisco's first documented professional wrestling championship reign began on October 16, 1965, when he defeated Don Kent to win the NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Championship.[9] He held the belt for less than a month, and regained it in November by defeating Kent again.[9] Around this time, Brisco also wrestled for NWA Tri-State. While there, he won a couple of state titles (the Oklahoma Heavyweight Championship and the Arkansas Heavyweight Championship).[10][11] He also won his first tag team title in this promotion, teaming with Haystacks Calhoun for his first reign as co-holder of the Tri-State version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship.[12] He later held the title again, as he teamed with Gorgeous George, Jr. to win the belts on May 9, 1967.[12]National Wrestling Alliance (1969–1984)
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Championship Wrestling from Florida (1969–1972)
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Brisco then moved to the Florida area, where he wrestled for Championship Wrestling from Florida for several years. His first title there was the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship, which he won on February 11, 1969 by defeating The Missouri Mauler.[13] He dropped the title to the Mauler and regained it on July 8.[13] Two weeks later, he won the first of an eventual ten NWA Florida Tag Team Championships, with Ciclon Negro.[14] Although he and Negro dropped the tag team belts the following month, Brisco held the Southern Heavyweight Title until November 1969, when he left the area to wrestle in Japan and Australia.[13]
When Brisco returned to Florida, he began teaming with his brother, who he had trained in professional wrestling. He also continued competing as a singles wrestler, winning the NWA Florida Television Championship on November 27, 1970.[15] On February 16, 1971, the Briscos teamed up to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship.[14] They dropped the belts the next month to Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk and regained them from the Funks in April.[14] That month, Brisco also beat Terry Funk in a singles match to win the NWA Florida Television Championship again.[15] Brisco's next major success was regaining the Southern Heavyweight Championship from Dick Murdoch on June 8, 1971.[13] The title was later held up after a controversial rematch with Murdoch.[13]
Brisco then took a short break from Florida wrestling to work for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. While there, he won the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship twice by defeating The Missouri Mauler and Rip Hawk.[16]Upon his return to Florida, he quickly won the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Championship from Paul Jones on June 13, 1972, and vacated it the same day.[17]
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