Jack Brisco
Wrestler and amateur wrestler
Died when: 68 years 133 days (820 months)Star Sign: Libra
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.
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".
Don Leo Jonathan called him "probably the greatest champion of the 20th century." 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.
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