About
Better known as Dory Funk, he was a professional wrestler who was posthumously inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the International Wrestling Institute and Museum.
Before Fame
He was an amateur wrestling champion in high school and champion at Indiana State University.
Trivia
Upon retiring, he did not leave wrestling completely and became a promoter.
Family Life
He was born in Hammond, Indiana. He raised two sons who were also wrestlers named Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk.
Associated With
He is a National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Famer like his son Dory Funk, Jr.
