About
He won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1950 British Empire Games, and he competed in the 1948 Olympics.
Before Fame
He began attending wrestling matches as a small child, and started wrestling at his local YMCA when he was 12.
Trivia
He also wrestled in the AWA and WWF promotions, where he was commonly known as Mad Dog.
Family Life
He was married three times in his life, and had six children.
Associated With
In the AWA, he wrestled against Jesse Ventura in many tag team battles.
