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Dorrance Wilhelm Funk (May 4, 1919 – June 3, 1973) was an American professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestlers Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, and was a promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.
Dorrance Earnest Funk (born February 3, 1941), known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., is an American retired professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk (Dorrance Wilhelm Funk) and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.
He was the son of Dorothy (Culver) and Dory Funk, a professional wrestler and promoter. [7] Following the end of World War II, the family relocated to Amarillo, Texas, where Terry and his brother, known professionally as Dory Jr., grew up in the professional wrestling business.
Jan 2, 2013 · Working the backrooms of the National Wrestling Alliance, Funk Sr. angled for his oldest son, Dory Jr., to win the coveted world title in 1969. (Funk Sr. had been NWA World Junior Heavyweight champion for a month in 1958.)
Sep 22, 2022 · Dory Funk Jr. recently heaped massive praise on wrestling icon the late Harley Race, calling him "a fighter.
Nov 13, 2019 · Professional wrestler and former superintendent and football coach at Boys Ranch, Dory Funk Sr. passed away early Sunday at, St. Anthony’s Hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home near Umbarger.
Dory Funk, Sr. was a skilled amateur wrestler and all-around athlete before turning to the professional game in the late 1940s. A high school state champion in Indiana, Funk wrestled for the legendary coach Billy Thom at Indiana University prior to serving with the military in World War II After the war, Funk embarked upon a long career that ...
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Dory Funk Jr. has been a Professional Wrestler and champion for many decades. Including being inducted into the WWE Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Jan 31, 2020 · Second generation athlete Dory Funk Jr. holds the honour of the second-longest reign as NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, retaining onto the championship for a total of 1,563 days.
