Jim White (wrestler)
Jim White | |
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Birth name | James White |
Born | [1] Rogersville, Tennessee[1] | July 11, 1942
Died | January 7, 2010[1] | (aged 67)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jim White Tony York The Medic Woodrow The Green Shadow Tiny York[2] Red Shadow[2] The Scorpion[2] |
Trained by | Johnny Thunder |
Debut | 1959[1] |
Retired | 1985[1] |
James White
Professional wrestling career
White entered the professional wrestling business after meeting and training with Johnny Thunder.
After graduating high school, White became a full-time wrestler, teaming with Ron Wright under manager Ron Bass.[1] He wrestled across the southern United States, even competed as The Medic under a mask.[1] In 1970, he began wrestling in Alabama, teaming with Roy Klein as The Green Shadows.[1] After the team lost their masks, they became known as Woodrow and Roy Bass, with Sam Bass as their manager.[1] As a singles wrestler in 1972, he also used the ring name The Green Shadow, with Dr. Ken Ramey as his manager.[1]
White also frequently teamed with
After the split with Lawler, White moved to the Gulf Coast, where he held the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) with Steve Lawler in September 1974.[7] He wrestled only occasionally in the 1980s, wrestling his last match in 1985 due to hip pain.[1]
White later worked for Diehard Championship Wrestling from 1999 to 2004 managing such stars as the
Personal life
White played American football in High School.[1] But he could not tell his football coach that he was a wrestler because he would have had to quit the team.[1]
After retiring from professional wrestling, White became an avid camper and fisher.[1] In 1987, he was employed as the transportation for alcohol and drug patients to rehabilitation centers.[1] He also worked as the general manager of Alono, Inc., which was an organization that treated people for drug and alcohol abuse.[1]
White had a wife, Barbara, and two sons, Jeff and Tommy.[1] Years after his divorce, he moved to Kentucky in 1997 and lived with his significant other Beatrice and welcomed her two children, Shelia and Wayne, as his own. White died at the age of 67 on January 7, 2010, of cancer.[1]
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Honoree (1997)[2]
- Diehard Championship Wrestling
- DCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA Tri-State
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- Southern States Wrestling
- East Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1999)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Oliver, Greg (January 10, 2010). "Cancer claims southern star Jim White". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e "RIP Jim White 1997 CAC Honoree (01.08.10)". Cauliflower Alley Club. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Jerry Lawler". SLAM! Wrestling. 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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- ^ "Wrestlers Results Archive: Jerry "The King" Lawler". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
Further reading
- Lawler, Jerry (2002). It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes. ISBN 978-0-7434-5768-2.