Black Angus Campbell
| Frank Hoy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Francis Patrick Hoy |
| Born | 19 October 1934 Enniskillen, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 21 April 2005 (aged 70) Stranraer, Scotland |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Black Angus Campbell Rasputin Wild Angus |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Billed weight | 297 lb (135 kg) |
| Billed from | Scotland |
| Debut | 1954 |
| Retired | 1982 |
Francis Patrick Hoy (19 October 1934 – 21 April 2005) was a Scottish
professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Black Angus Campbell, Wild Angus, and Rasputin (whilst wearing a wrestling mask
).
Early life
Hoy was born in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.
Professional wrestling career
Wearing a long black beard and a kilt, Hoy wrestled as a
World of Sport in the United Kingdom during the 1970s and 1980s), and managed one of his greatest achievements in 1978 when he captured the European Heavyweight Championship
.
Hoy also wrestled in
Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk.[1]
In later life Hoy ended his involvement with wrestling and, according to Harley Race, worked as a park ranger in Scotland. He died in his home town of Stranraer in 2005. His son, Steve McHoy aka Steve Casey, was also a professional wrestler.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League Technique Award (1978) – with Billy Robinson[2]
- Central States Wrestling
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) – with Roger Kirby[3][4]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) - with Ron Starr
- Joint Promotions/All Star Wrestling
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling
- 2 times)
References
- ^ Horie, Masanori (25 October 1999). "View from the Rising Sun: The Funks 2000, Part 2". Rob Moore, Texas Wrestling Announcer. Archived from the original on 11 October 2001.
- ^ Real World Tag League 1978 at purolove.com retrieved October 7, 2018
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links
- Black Angus Campbell's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- The Way It Was: Angus-Littlebear at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 October 2009) by Percival A. Friend
- A pull-around with "Mad" Jock Cameron (long-time tag partner of Frank Hoy)[usurped] by Brian Elliott