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Wrestling Legend & Great Friend Jack Brisco Passes Away Monday Morning
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 1:47pm — J.R.
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It with a heavy heart that I have to share the news of this morning's untimely death in Tampa of my dear friend, fellow Oklahoman, and true wrestling great Jack Brisco.
Jack and Jerry Brisco were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at WM24 in Orlando. Jack was a former NWA Champion who was universally considered as one of the greatest in ring technicians to ever lace up a pair of boots.
Jack passed away Monday morning at the at of 68 as a result of complications after under going heart surgery a week or so ago.
Brisco was a national champion at 191 pounds at Oklahoma State for HOF coach Myron Roderick. Oklahoma football coach Bud Wilkinson did his best to recruit the Choctaw/Chickasaw Native American to come to OU to play fullback and linebacker in addition to wrestling for the Sooners. Roderick closed the deal when he promised to get life long pro wrestling fan Jack into pro wrestling via OSU alum and former NCAA Champion Lee Roy McGuirk who was the promoter in the Oklahoma area territory. Jack had been a fan of pro wrestling his entire life of which Roderick parlayed.
After winning three state championships in high school at Blackwell, Oklahoma, Jack capped his Oklahoma State career with an undefeated Junior season and his National Championship.
After his Junior year at OSU Roderick kept his recruiting promise and with Jack needing to provide for his young family, Roderick arranged for Jack to break into pro wrestling in 1965 with promoter McGuirk. I was 13 years of age at that time and Jack Brisco became one of my true heroes in sports like other Oklahomans Jim Thorpe, Dan Hodge and Mickey Mantle.
Jack eventually went to Florida to work for HOF Promoter Eddie Graham. Eddie wanted to see just how tough Jack really was and a gut check workout was arranged with Graham "hit men/tough guys" Hiro Matsuda and Don Curtis. Brisco passed the test quickly and with flying colors. The rest of Jack's distinguished and respected career is history.
I recall in the 70's refereeing several Jack Brisco vs Danny Hodge bouts for Jack's NWA Title around the Oklahoma territory. These bouts usually went an hour with no falls or occasionally the two would split falls and then go to the 60 minute time limit. Some of my fondest and most vivid moments in the wrestling business are donning the stripped shirt to ref matches involving two of my all time favorite athletes. Their matches were jaw droppers and were as athletic and compelling as any I ever witnessed.
I got to know Jack on a more personal level when I went to work in WWE in 1993 as I worked closely with Jack's brother Jerry in the talent relations department. Jerry recruited our best ever signees from the amateur ranks. Plus, Jerry and I joined forces to sign both Chris Jericho and the Big Show w/ "in home" recruiting visits in Tampa. Jerry became my closest confidant and with that came another blessing for me...getting to know, on a personal level, Jerry's big brother, the great Jack Brisco.
Hopefully many of you who are not familiar w/ Jack's work will go on WWE 24/7 or You Tube and watch this silky smooth, highly skilled, legitimately tough, easy going man have some of the greatest matches that ANY, NWA Champion ever had.
Jack's rivalry with the Funks was priceless as the two families put on a clinic whenever they were in the ring together. There's a good reason that I've used "Brisco-Funk" classic during commentary over the years and that's because it's true. The Briscos and the Funks had a natural Oklahoma vs Texas rivalry that fueled their spirited bouts even if that matter wasn't a part of the TV story. They created mat magic.
Jack and Jerry's tag bouts against Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood in the Mid Atlantic territory are still talked about today.
When Jack decided to abruptly leave the WWWF, he went to the Newark Airport in the midst of a bitterly cold , snow storm and much to brother Jerry's surprise and asked to buy a plane ticket for the first flight out going South no matter the location. That was the unceremonious end to the in ring wrestling carer of one of wrestling's all time greats.
Coming off the heels of losing Steve Williams recently and now this it certainly gives one pause to stop and evaluate what's important in one' life and to certainly count one' blessings.
I feel so blessed that I got to know Jack Brisco on a personal level and I loved him like family. Jack Brisco was revered within our business but he was always just a poor kid from Oklahoma, raised without a father who always wanted to be a pro wrestler, and through hard work and dedication became one of the most famous men to ever wrestle for a living.
Jack lived his dream and helped make another poor kid from Oklahoma see that dreams can true for all of us.
God Bless you Jack and say hi to Doc when you see him.
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M condolances JR. Jack was truly one of the greatest. Even though I'm not old enough to recall the days of Jack's heyday, the magic of DVDs and WWE 24/7 have done well to bring those days to us younger fans and I am truly thankful for it. I'll be watching Jack Brisco matches as we celebrate the loss of this legend. RIP Jack. watch iron man 2 online watch letters to juliet online watch robin hood online watch macgruber online watch shrek forever after online watch prince of persia: the sands of time online watch sex and the city 2 online watch get him to the greek online watch killers online watch marmaduke online watch splice online watch the a-team online watch the karate kid online watch toy story 3 online watch jonah hex online
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It's a sad thing that such a man who accomplished so much leave this world. But I guess its inevitable. Death is inevitable. The happy thing is that Jack has live a life which is tinge with success.
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I have fond memories of my younger days also watching Jack wrestle on TV in the WWWF and remember him wrestling at the old Lincoln Park Ballroom in North Dartmouth Ma. I was very sad to hear this news. No more suffering. Now you can rest in peace Jack. May God Bless!
To Jack's Family: The wrestling world has not been the same since Jack & Jerry stopped making the rounds in the wrestling rings of America. I lived in Tampa and in Polk County Fla for years and became a great fan of Professional Wrestling, Tampa style, if I may call it that.Gordon Sollie and his staff always had a full night of excitement planned whereever the men and ladies were to appear. I had the pleqasure back in the early 70's to interview Jack, then champion, for our local newspaper in Winter Haven, when Jack was there for a championship match. The trips to tampa for the matches always was such fun. One of my fondest nights and a little scary too, was a tag match in lakeland Civic Center between the Funks and the Briscoes. I was working security that one night and we almost had a fan riot, all due to that family rivalry. I don't recall whom won that one tho. So many good sports persons are leaving us now. What a shame. Jack was a perfect gentleman and we all know that GOD have a special place for Jack in Heaven. We will miss you Jack!
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JR, I was so saddend by the news of Jack Briscos passing. I know how hard it must be on you to have lost two such great friends in just a few days. Blessings to you JR and to the entire Brisco family.
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I wish the Family of Jack the best and all of his fans too. losing anyone is hard but losing some one you look up too his even harder. I was wondering if Jack and Steve Williams ever had a match thanks J.R. we Fans lost so many wrestler over the years.
I send my condonclonces to Jerry and The Brisco Family on the passing Of Jack. I never saw Jack perform I just watch the matches of him performing. Jack Was a good performer. I always had a dream match Jack Brisco vs Kurt Angel That would have been a good match.
Jack, Jerry, and their families were always gracious and kind to all of us fans here in Tampa. Truly Jack was "In a league of his own" and yes I'll whip anyones azz who says different.
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JR,
I JUST READ ABOUT THE PASSING OF YOUR FRIEND JACK BRISCO, AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I AM KEEPING HIM, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN MY PRAYERS.
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RIP to a true legend of Pro Wrestling. Was he still working at the Brisco Body shop in Tampa?
RIP to another person who was involved in the wrestling business for decades and who was a long time friend of Bruno Sammartion, a very nice lady named Georgianne Markopoulos.
M condolances JR. Jack was truly one of the greatest. Even though I'm not old enough to recall the days of Jack's heyday, the magic of DVDs and WWE 24/7 have done well to bring those days to us younger fans and I am truly thankful for it. I'll be watching Jack Brisco matches as we celebrate the loss of this legend. RIP Jack.