Fritz Von Erich
Fritz Von Erich was born in Jewett, Texas, United States on August 16th, 1929 and is the Wrestler. At the age of 68, Fritz Von Erich biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jack Barton Adkisson Sr. (August 16, 1929 – September 10, 1997), better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, carnival attraction, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family.
He was also the owner of the World Class Championship Wrestling territory.
Personal life and death
Adkisson married Doris J. Smith on June 23, 1950. Together, they had six sons: Jack Barton Jr. (September 21, 1952 – March 7, 1959), Kevin (born May 15, 1957), David (July 22, 1958 – February 10, 1984), Kerry (February 3, 1960 – February 18, 1993), Mike (March 2, 1964 – April 12, 1987) and Chris (September 30, 1969 – September 12, 1991). Of Adkisson's six sons, Kevin was the only one still living by the time Adkisson died. The couple later separated and Doris divorced her husband on July 21, 1992 after 42 years of marriage.
Adkisson died of brain and lung cancer on September 10, 1997. His funeral service was held at the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. His body was cremated with his ashes interred in the same plot as his fourth son, Kerry.
Football career
Adkisson played football and discus at Southern Methodist University. He has been rumored to have played with the now defunct Dallas Texans of football (not the AFL team that became the Kansas City Chiefs). He had been recruited as a guard but was dismissed. He then tried the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Professional wrestling career
During his stay in Edmonton, Hart and Muster decided to train and book him in his Klondike Wrestling promotion, naming Fritz Von Erich and teaming him with "brother" Waldo Von Erich as a pair of "evil German" brothers. Jack Barton Adkisson Jr., Adkisson's oldest son, was born in 1952. Jack Sr. stopped traveling to the east coast in 1959, allowing former partners Waldo to use the Von Erich name in the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
Adkisson continued to travel and wrestle despite Jack Jr.'s death. In 1963, Adkisson won both versions of the AWA World Championships. In St. Louis, Missouri, Sam Muchnick's NWA territorial stronghold was his major circuit. He wrestled there until 1967, when he voluntarily departed the state after losing a match against then-champion Gene Kiniski. Adkisson became the Dallas territory's promoter in the late 1960s, with Muchnick's support. He also oversaw the Houston and San Antonio territories.
Adkisson was a part of rebuilding Japanese wrestling after Rikidzan's stabbing attack. He became a celebrity in Japan thanks to his rivalry with Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba, as well as his "Iron Claw" hold, which became one of the most popular wrestling moves.
In 1982, he held his first retirement match against King Kong Bundy, according to the newly named World Class Championship Wrestling promotion, headquartered in Dallas. The promotion was known for its high production values, the use of entrance songs, and the use of television syndication. The promotion was one of the nation's most popular territories, with major draws like his sons, The Fabulous Freebirds, Abdullah the Butcher, Bruiser Brody, Gino Hernandez, and Rick Rude. On November 27, 1986, he defeated Abdullah the Butcher by disqualification in Dallas during his last match. The promotion's talent pool by the 1980s was thin, and it was eventually joined with Jerry Jartt's Continental Wrestling Association to form the United States Wrestling Association in 1989.
