Dory Funk Sr

Title History

 

  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Wayne Martin (????, 1949);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Bob Cummings (October 19, 1950);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Tony Morelli (????, 1951);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ivan Kalmikoff (February 17, 1953);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating ???????? (May 3, 1954);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Roy Shire (May 13, 1954);
  • NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Cowboy Carlson defeating Boris Kalmikoff & Bob Geigal (March 31, 1955);
  • NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigal defeating Art Nelson & Rip Rogers (aka Eddie Graham) (April 26, 1956);
  • NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigal defeating Art Nelson & Rip Rogers (aka Eddie Graham) (November 12, 1956);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Dizzy Davis (November 15, 1956);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Dizzy Davis (January 31, 1957);
  • NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Great Bolo (February 28, 1957);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Great Bolo (February 28, 1957);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Danny Pleaches (December 19, 1957);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (April 3, 1958);
  • NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Angelo Savoldi (June 5, 1958);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating Kurt Von Poppenheim & Great Bolo (July 10, 1958);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Nick Roberts (????, 1959);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Mike DiBiase (January 29, 1959);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Antone Leone (December 3, 1959);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigal defeating ?????? (????, 1960);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Dick Hutton defeating ????????? (March ??, 1960);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Titles (as The Outlaw) w/Lou Thesz defeating ?????? (????, 1960);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Titles (as The Outlaw) w/Pancho Pico defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti [Tournament] (February 20, 1961);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Nikita Mulkovich (March 16, 1961);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Danny McShain (July 13, 1961);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating ?????? (????, 1962);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating The Viking & Nelson Royal (May 10, 1962);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (June 7, 1962);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating Fritz Von Erich & Gene Kiniski (October 18, 1962);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (November 1, 1962);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (????, 1963);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Gene Kiniski [Tournament] (January 16, 1963);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (July 30, 1964);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating ??????? (????, 1965);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Kenji Shibuya (December ??, 1967);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Clubfoot Inferno (September 5, 1968);
  • NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating Pat Patterson (November 28, 1968);
  • NWA Western States Heavyweight title Awarded (????, 1969);
  • NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Colt (June 12, 1969);
  • NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating Thunderbolt Patterson (November 19, 1970);
  • NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jose Lothario defeating Masked Medics (February 9, 1971);

 

Career History

 

  • Dory Funk Sr. was heavily involved with the famous Cal Farley Boys Ranch in Amarillo..
  • June 3, 1973: Dory Funk Sr. passed away at the age of 54 (Dory Funk is buried at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas)
  • July 15, 2006: Dory Funk Sr. was inducted into the International Wrestling Museum Hall of Fame by Terry Funk..
  • February 2009: Dorothy Funk Culver, the mother of Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk, passed away at the age of 89..

 

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Debut

Birthday

May 4, 1919

Hometown

Originally Hammond, Indiana
Moved to Amarillo, Texas

Gender

Height

5'11"

Weight

230 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Spinning Toe Hold

Favorite Move(s)

Bulldog Headlock
Airplane Spin
The Bolo Punch
Body Slam

Notable Feuds

Joe Dorsetti
Al Williams
The Sheik
Mike Debiase
Cyclone Negro
King Curtis
Bull Curry
Fritz Von Erich
Dick Murdoch
Mike York
Ray Valdez
The Mummy
Mike Dibiase

Status