Jackie Fargo
Jackie Fargo | |
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Birth name | Henry Faggart |
Born | [1] Concord, North Carolina[2] | June 26, 1930
Died | June 24, 2013[1] China Grove, North Carolina[3] | (aged 82)
Cause of death | Heart failure |
Children | 3 |
Family | Sonny Fargo (brother) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Honey Boy Fargo[1] Jackie Fargo[1] Wildman Fargo[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 250 Ib (113 kg) |
Debut | 1950[1] |
Retired | 2006 |
Henry Faggart[1] (June 26, 1930 – June 24, 2013)[1] was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jackie Fargo.[1] He competed in Southeastern regional promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
A mainstay of
Professional wrestling career
Fargo's first experience with wrestling was as a teenager at the YMCA in Goldsboro, North Carolina; after he took part in the state championships, a local promoter suggested that Fargo could earn more money by switching to professional wrestling.[1][2] Fargo was trained at the Quonset Auditorium in Bowling Green, Kentucky by Joe and Kenny Marshall, and first wrestled under the name "Wild Man Fargo".
Fargo started his professional wrestling career around 1950 for Johnny Long in Atlanta.[1] In 1952, Fargo wrestled in Cuba before serving in the Korean War.[1] Fargo was a very successful tag team wrestler, having held tag team championships 45 times throughout his career.[2] He formed a famous tag team with Don Fargo (real name Don Kalt) as the Fabulous Fargos;[1] together they won the NWA World Tag Team titles in 1958[4] and dominated the National Wrestling Alliance during the late 1950s. Jackie and Don Fargo's match against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez was witnessed by a record-breaking 20,125 people at Madison Square Garden on March 30, 1957.[5][6][7] Upon ceasing his tag team with Don Fargo, Jackie Fargo formed another tag team with his real-life brother, Sonny, also known in the ring as Roughhouse; this team also enjoyed success.[1][8] Jim Cornette credits Fargo with popularising wild brawls and the use of tables and chairs in wrestling in the Tennessee area, which he sees as one of the origins of the later 'hardcore' wrestling style.[9]
During the 1960s, Fargo won the NWA Georgia Tag Team title with Joe Fargo and Mario Milano as well as enjoying numerous title reigns capturing the
Fargo later teamed with
Personal life
Fargo was hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs in December 2011.[1] Fargo died on June 24, 2013, after being hospitalized for a week for congestive heart failure.[12][13] Fargo was survived by three daughters, one grandson, two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.[8]
Championships and accomplishments
- Atlantic Athletic Commission / Big Time Wrestling
- AAC/BTW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- BTW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Don Fargo and Sonny Fargo
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) – with Don Fargo
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast Version) (2 times) – with Joey Fargo (1) and Jack Donovan (1)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)[14]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Northeast version) (1 time, inaugural) - with Don Fargo
- NWA Chicago
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version) (1 time) – with Don Fargo
- NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Randy Fargo[15][16]
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Tojo Yamamoto (2) and George Gulas (3)
- NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with George Gulas and Dennis Hall
- NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (22 times) – with Don Fargo (2), Lester Welch (3), Tex Riley (1), Mario Milano (2), Sonny Fargo (3), Len Rossi (2), Lou Thesz (1), Dennis Hall (1), Jerry Jarrett (4), Don Greene (2), and Randy Fargo (1)[15][16]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (3 times) – with George Gulas (1), Don Carson (1), Jerry Lawler (1)[17][18]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (15 times) – with Don Fargo (9), Joe Fargo (1), Mario Milano (1), Len Rossi (1) Herb Welch (1), Robert Fuller (1), and Jerry Jarrett (1)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Jackie Fargo struts into the afterlife". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Concord native Jackie Fargo, pro wrestling hall of famer, dies at 82". Independent Tribune. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Wrestling Legend Jackie Fargo Dies In North Carolina
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- About.com. Archived from the originalon 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Shooting with the Legends: Don Fargo". 1wrestlinglegends.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
- ISBN 9781550226836.
- ^ a b c d "Jackie Fargo Obituary". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ The Slippery Slop of Hardcore Wrestling Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "'Fargo Strut' wrestler Jackie Fargo passes away". FOX Memphis. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Steven. "'I Hate You, Fargo!' - Reflections on a true one-of-a-kind, Jackie Fargo". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jerry Lawler comments on the death of wrestling legend Jackie Fargo". WWE. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Pro wrestling star Jackie Fargo dead at 82". WRCB. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "2013". Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA United States Tag Team Title (Mid-America)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2013-11-26). "News: Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame announces 2014 HOF class". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
External links
- Jackie Fargo at IMDb
- Online World of Wrestling profile
- rovers-wrestlers-and-stars-the-quonset-auditorium-in-post-world-war-ii-kentucky
- Jackie Fargo's profile at Cagematch.net