Hi Jack. I hope you like the Web site. I had fun doing it. Jannie
Congratulations for being inducted in the International Wrestling Institute and Museum.
Jack,
It is truly an honor to have you associated with this site! I remember watching your career with great pleasure. Your classic matches with Dory Funk, Jr. were some of the best technical wrestling bouts I have ever seen in my 30+ years in following this sport.
Welcome!
Hi! I have all of the negatives from Ruth Oman & Brian Berkowitz, two photographers who took pix mostly in Miami, West Palm, Ft Lauderdale, and occassionally other places. I have a lot of you. If you'd like, I'd be glad to send you copies. I'm not sure if you still have them or not. I hope all is well. I moved to FL in 1976 and have seen many of your matches. You were always one of the best and a true pro. Well, have fun, take care, and please keep in touch!
Pete
Thanks,Jack! From one world champion to another.
Bill
Hey Jack.....found your site through the Miami Herald site. I have been shooting photos for the PWI mags for about 21 years now and remember fondly the good old days when you wrestled in Florida and especially the times when you were WORLD champ and the "World title will be defended here in West Palm Beach next week, championship prices will be in effect" was announced at intermission and I, as a fan, was excited at the opportunity of photographing your match again. Pure entertainment, much different now. OH well. One of my favorite pix I have is you armdragging Harley Race in WPB. See Jerry every once in a while when WWF comes down here. What a great time I have had doing this for the magazines and you were one of my favorite workers of that era. Take care ,,, Duane
HI JACK!
BACK IN 1985 I MET NICK BOCKWINKLE AT AN AWA CARD IN NEW JERSEY, AND HE TOLD ME THAT YOU AND HE HAD WRESTLED BACK IN THE 70'S... I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVER SINCE FOR A COPY OF THE MATCH ON VIDEO, BUT NO ONE HAS HEARD OF IT... I'M LOOKING TO END MY SEARCH, AND HOW BETTER THAN AT THE SOURCE! ANY LEADS? LET ME KNOW...
THANKS!
Jack,
Congrats on the launch of your new website. As one of most talented and respected world champions to ever lace up a set of boots, the word "legend" describes very few people and you are certainly one of them.
I have been very priviledged with the opportunity to not only see you work while you were in your prime, but to enjoy a few laughs with you over a recent lunch with Brian Blair and Mark Nulty.
Once again congrats on your new site and if it is anything like its namesake, I'm sure it will have no problem in grabbing its visitor and snapping on the figure four.
Howard T. Brody President National Wrestling Alliance
Great information on Mr.Brisco!!!!!!!
I grew up watching Jack,he was the total package!
He will never be replaced or forgotten.
JACK,
I HEARD MY E-MAIL READ ON RINGSIDE LIVE... THE ONLY THING IS THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHICH TAPES YOUR MATCH WITH NICK BOCKWINKLE WERE ON... THE HOST SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE TALLAHASSEE TAPES AND GEORGIA, BUT I COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT... I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET THAT MATCH ON TAPE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, AND ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED!
Jack,
Thanks for so many great memories. You were and are a class act. I am honored to have been a fan of yours and am glad that you are taking time to speak again after so many years of "retirement". It is great to hear you reminisce - brings back so many good memories of my youth in Florida.
Your wrestling skills were second to none and you brought honor and respect to wrestling. Take care friend.
Walter
hi mr. brisco, it is an honor! my uncle wrestled for the NWA from 1968 to 1971 as baron von heisinger and was on a few of the same cards as you in st.louis and had nothing but good things to say about you as a wrestler and a person.
Jack: Finally you have a website!!!I grew up in St.Cloud,Fl.Life for a young boy was so different back tne.Times were quiet and perhaps boring to a degree.I started watching Championship wresltling from Florida and like most other boys was enthralled with your abilitys.We all use to do the figure four in pe classes.This around 70 or 71.I was 13 then.I am soory to say when I started growing up in the mid 70s I quit watching.Other things took the place.I never got to the Orlando Sports Staduim for wrestling.I did for other events.I regret that I never saw you when you were the "Man"!! Your matches with Dory Funk Jr. were the best period.We always sat on edge hoping youd win the big one. I wish you ,Dory,and Harley would travel around Florida doing an evening with the greats type event.This on a pay per person say 25 bucks.Let me tell you it would sell out very quick. Thank you for hreat afternoons spent with heroes!!! We will never forget you.Please write a book next on your life.
Jack Could you show us some pics of your immediate family,your wife and kids?
Jack Brisco you are a wrestling great and hold the NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. Wrestling great wrestlers such as Harley Race,Terry Funk,Ken Patera,Superstar Billy Graham,Shohei{Giant}Baba,Bob Backlund,Dory Funk Jr. and Mr.Fuji. I hope one day You will get inducted into both The NWA,WWF,WCW and All Japan pro wrestling Hall of Fame Wresting fans all over the world look at you as a Legend
Jack, i grew up watching you as the NWA world champ, I remember when you and Wrestling II were going to wrestle Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff for the Georgia tag titles with Dusty Rhodes as the special referee and Koloff and Anderson attacked Dusty in the parking lot before the match and he crawled to the ring lauching one of the greatest feuds of all time (dusty and Ole). i also remember the great matches with you and JR. Funk and Baba, Dick Murdoch and Adonis and you and Paul Jones and Piper. thanks for all the hard work. i know that the travel peobably was brutal and sometimes you wondered if it was worth it. well from this fans view it definitely was appreciated! thanks Jack.
jack thank you for all the great memories. i would rate you as one of the top 5 in the all times.
You are without a doubt the greatest NWA champion of all time! Two years ago I called your auto body shop in Tampa and recieved an autograph picture of you and your brother Jerry with the Florida tag titles. Thank you! Also I thought it was great the way you respected the "10 pounds of gold", you always carried it with pride. To bad most of todays wrestlers dont handle the title belts with more erspect!
hey jack just found your website it's awesome
i remember watchng you years ago in the wwf
great job
take care
juanita ford
Jack You are truly one of the pure legends of pro-wrestling. During the early 70's you were my favorite wrestler. I also liked Billy Robinson of the A.W.A. because his style was so much like yours. It made my day when I heard that you won the world title from Harley Race [he never even got a chance to wear the new belt] ha-ha Take care Jack, and thanks for the memories.
I remember the Gordon Solie, Brisco's, Funks, and Race wars, along with the Melinko and Rhodes, Slater, Grahams and Shane and many other great ones from the Sportatorum, the Armory and the Bayfront Center etc.. what a pleasure watching and attending those matches now its just glitz and glamour..Thanks so much for the memories, it will never be another federation like it
Hello Jack. I have been a photographer mainly in Florida for PWI magazine for the past 21 years and still should have an assortment of photos from your matches in West Palm Beach. Would you be interested in using some on your site? All I would want would be a photo credit. Let me Know > Duane
Mr. Brisco, I had the opportunity to see you wrestle twice live and both times were in Tampa, Florida in July 1977 at the Homer Hesterly Aromory the 1st time you wrestled Harley Race for the NWA title and you got the three count and we thought you had won, but then the referee said you had been disqualified for throwing Race over the top rope. The second time a week later you and Jerry fought Mr. Sato and Saito managed by Mr. Hatori with Steve Keirn sitting at ringside. You and Jerry won I beleive by DQ when Hatori used the flag on one of you. Steve came into the ring to help and you guys made up as you and Jerry had started a minor feud with Steve and Mike Graham. I was tweleve years old and I was glad that I had got to see the Oklahoma Legend wrestle twice. The memories are fantastic. Thak you......
Rick Gowin
Jack,
I hope you are doing well. I was a big fan when I was a young boy. Thanks for the memories.
Todd
Thanks for all the great memories. You were a wonderful hero to have.
Hey, Jack--- Finally you get a web page. Pictures are always a plus. Most of these have you posed with the belt. Can you add some with yourself in wrestling action, especially using the figure-four leglock?? Thanks... bill q.
Thanks for so many great memories, I grew up watching you wrestle
jack im a longtime fan of yours from the 70s and 80s i met you one time in raleigh nc and got your autograph that i still have today im good friends with don kernodle and keith larsen(don's brother wally)who were wrestlers on the card that nite with you who i got them to introduce me to you in hallway thanx again you were my favorite of all times p.s. loved those matches in fla against terry funk, dory funk, race, and the rest . would love to hear from you so maybe i could get a few pix and ANOTHER autograph thanx
I came across this site by entering wrestlingclassics.com. I have to say that you along with your brother Jerry (or Gerald as they call him in the WWF) & the other legends like Ivan Koloff, Superstar Billy Graham, Ricky Steamboat, & the others were the best compared to this "junk" they are showing now in the WWF & WCW. I do remember when you & your brother had the feud with Ricky Steamboat & the late Jay Youngblood in the Mid-Atlantic division. This was the best division! By the way, they have a website: midatlanticwrestling.net. Now I have to go to all the wrestling websites & get all the legendary videos just to remember how wrestling used to be & how it should be. Anyway, thank you for all the legendary battles & take care.
great web site dad has lots of pictures in it i have never seen lots of luck with it... lots of love here in oklahoma love you daughter in law nicki
Hi Jack,
I'm a big fan of yours and I have always admired you greatly! You were nice enough to sign a wrestling magazine that I sent to you a few years ago. I would like to do something for you. I heard on the radio interview that you did that you lost some tapes of your matches in a storm. I have a lot of your matches on tape and would be glad to make a copy of them for you at no charge. I believe when someone does a nice thing for you then you should return the jesture.
Thanks, John
hello mr. brisco, you have a outstanding site. Being from Houston I was wondering if you will be posting any pictures of your NWA title victory over Harley Race anytime soon? yours truly a classic wrestling fan
Dear Mr. Brisco:
It is indeed a thrill to be sending an e-mail to my all-time favorite professional wrestler and one of my top sports idols.
As a teen-ager and wrestling fanatic growing up in Florida in the 1970s, I had the privilege of watching you in action on numerous occasions in Melbourne and St. Petersburg. Those exciting matches are some of the favorite memories of my youth.
My young friends and I often would wrestle each other in junior high gym class, and when it came time to pick a favorite wrestler to portray, I would always proudly introduce myself as "Jack Brisco, two-time NWA Heavyweight Champion!"
Years later as a newspaper reporter and editor, I had another thrill when I spoke to Jerry by phone about an upcoming WWF event in Fort Pierce when he was the Tampa promoter. He was gracious, helpful and kind, a true gentleman!
I hope that you and Jerry are well and that you are enjoying retirement. How's business at the paint and body shop?
In closing, I'd like to say thanks for the wonderful wrestling memories you've given me and so many of your fans around the world.
Sincerely,
Mike Gaffey Melbourne, FL
G'day mate.
You are a legend. Thanks for the memories. All the best from "down under" Greg Australian Pro Wrestling Directory
I SPENT EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1969 TO 1975 IN FRONT OF MY TV AT 12 NOON WITH MY TWO BROTHERS WATCHING CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM FLORIDA. MY FAVORITES WERE THE GLADIATOR, AND LATER BOBBY SHANE, BUT OUR LITTLE SISTER LOVED JACK,AND WE ARE GLAD WE GOT TO SEE SOME OF JACKS CLASSICS WITH THE FUNKS AND MANY OTHERS. THANKS JACK, FOR GIVING US SOME GREAT LIFELONG MEMORIES AND HELPING TO MAKE OUR SATURDAYS, NOT TO MENTION WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT THE MIAMI BEACH AUDITORIUM SO MUCH FUN.
You were always my favorite wrestler. I can remember going to Jax to see you wrestle every Thurs night. That was the good ole days!!!!!!!
Jack I grew up watching you and Jerry when you guys were in the Mid-atlantic area. Greensboro was the place. every other thursday night. I sure miss those days.
I watched many of your matches and always enjoyed them immensely.
Grew up in Orlando, in the 70's, and really miss those great matches "Eddie Graham Sport Stadium".Legends of that time are endless,some were still around in the WCW, with that gone I feel we've lost the real best in sports entertainment. ___regards to Jerry, Steve Kearns,Mike Graham ...etc.!
Hi and just viewed your pages and pics. Really brought back memories of wrestling of the 60's and 70's. I was always aq big fan of the Brisco brothers and you as a single. I also live in Tampa and have seen your body shop. Thanks for a nice site. Peace, Dave
HI JACK....MANY YEARS AGO, I MET YOU AT A RESTAURANT IN SHEPHERD MALL IN OKLAHOMA CITY...YOU WERE WITH YOUR FAMILY, DRESSED IN A BUSINESS SUIT...I WAITED UNTIL YOU GOT UP TO LEAVE SO THAT I WOULD'NT DISTURB YOUR MEAL, AND YOU COULD'NT HAVE BEEN NICER....THANKS FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC ENTERTAINMENT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO SO MANY THRUOUT THE YEARS.....KINDEST REGARDS FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, GARY GORDON, SAMUEL GORDON JEWELERS.....
SIR:Will autographed pictures of you with the NWA belt ever be made available.I collect NWA memorabilia.Your photo would be a great addition to my collection.
Hello Mr. Brisco, It is indeed an honor to be signing your guestbook. I've been a wrestling fan for a long time ,I also have been in the wrestling biz. going on 17 years . My question to you is how do you feel about the wrestling biz. today ? Are you still into wrestling or is that a part of you that has come and gone ? And if so do you , do you keep in contact with any of the wrestlers that you have worked against ? And one other question , would you ever take any bookings to appear at an indy wrestling card ? This has beena great honor like I stated at the start of my post . I feel that you are one of the true wrestling giants in the wrestling world and I would like to thank you for your time. I hope life brings you and your family all the bestthat life has to offer, this has been a highlight of my life that is for sure!! Thank you very much and God bless you Jack . Have a Krusher day!!! Richard W. KNOPF
JACK,I AM 42YRS.OLD.YOU WERE MY HERO WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. MY FAMILY WENT TO TAMPA EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT.I HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL.I ALSO WAS A FRIEND OF JERRY LODER.WHAT A LOSS. HOPE JAN IS DOING WELL ALSO.PLEASE E-MAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW YOU ARE O.K. HEARD YOU HAVE BEEN SICK.YOU HAVE BEEN ON MY PRAYERS. HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU SOON. RICK HUGHES FROM PLANT CITY.
Hey Jack. This is a great site. What did you think of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's music in the late 60's? We used to listen to it all the time at Oklahoma State when we watched you wrestle.
Take Care -SM-
Hi Jack, Former Ring Announcer, photo collector, and wrestling historian, Scooter Lesley here, with sincere thanks for all that you've done for wrestling! I also own the entire negative collection of (the late) Gene Gordon.
Great site for a great man. I love the opening graphics!
You're an inspriration to any young wrestler wishing to hold on to his integrity and pass down the craft. Thanks.
This is my chance, finally, to say thank you to you for providing my father and I so much fun and entertainment at the Miami Beach Convention Center and Jackie Gleason Auditorium in the 1970s as well as on TV with the late Gordon Solie.
Thank You. PS: Its about time you set up the website!! :-)
LOOKING THRU THE WEBSITE AND THOUGHT I WOULD SAY HI MY FRIEND! HARLEY RACE
HI JACK,
I'VE BEEN A WRESTLING FAN FOR A LONG TIME... I USE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER WRESTLE FROM TAMPA ARMORY... BACK IN THE 70'S AND 80'S....
we remember it all
Great interview Jack ! Thanks for the mention. I am looking forward to us getting together. My best to Jan.
Bill
YOU AND DORY FUNK, JR. WERE MY FAVORITE WRESTLERS BACK IN THE HAY DAYS OF THE NWA. THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES. FC
Jack, I saw some of your early matches in the Okalhoma area via Springfield Mo. I saw you against Danny Hodge, The Assassins(who were far beyond their time),among others.You were my father's favorite wrestler.My dad slapped you on the back after an hour draw with Danny Hodge and you turned around and i thought you would hit my dad but you saw he was just a fan thanking you for a wonderful show. I still remember your loser- leave town match with Mr. Ito.It broke my heart when the match was signed for I knew you were headed for the big time and was glad we got to to see you for awhile.The title belts today are a joke for they change every other week. You had class and were a true champion
hi mr. brisco, my uncle wrestled on the same cards a few times as you and also against you in st.louis 1969? his real name was don huizenga and his wrestling name was BARON von HEISINGER, he passed away in 1973 at the age of 33.
hi just looking for a pic to determine if I have an origional of your uncle, I was contacted by another man,Brian Peterson, who said is Heisinger's nephiew.
hello mr. briscoe....i just wanted to drop in to say hello and to also thank you for the wonderful memories that you have given me...i am 36 years old and i grew up watching you guys....i always feel like you are a part of my family because i have seen you so much...once again jack thanks for everything.....your fan always.... joel harrison
Dear Jack- I've grown up admiring you and watching you through out the years.
i got into wrestling by watching you in florida championship wrestling in the late 60s-70s. you were my brothers and my hero. i look at the moves used today and they are just moves you, funk and race made. i remember when you won the nwa title, i found out first, and couldnt wait to tell my brother. good to see your website, take care.
I wish to see more about you and many other great wrestlers: Rocca Carpentier O'conner and others. Please help me find this info. Thank You. fragus17
I feel so bad that I haven't looked for a website on you before now. I enjoyed watching you so much. Although at the time I didn't appreciate you or your brother. You made the best heal. I still remember you smashing Jimmy Valiant with his hi-fi. If I could discover the fountain of youth I would give it to you so you could show everyone today how it is done.
Thank You for all you time and influence
Cory Schwent
Hi and just viewed your video clips. Great fun to remember those matches and how good you and your brother were. Fan in Tampa, Dave
Dear Mr. Brisco,
First, I'd like to thank you for all the years of pleasure that you gave me during your wrestling career. Growing up in Florida, I spent many an afternoon listening to the late Gordon Solie calling your matches. I don't know which was better, your wrestling, or Mr. Solie's commentary.
It was also my pleasure to see you wrestle many times at the Eddie Graham Sports Stadium. In fact, I was there one night when you and Ric Flair wrestled a one hour match....INCREDIBLE!!! I never like to compare any generations wrestlers to another, but I don't think that we would ever see anything like that in today's business.
I understand that you are outlining a book and are taking suggestions on what we would like to see you talk about in it. My suggestion would be your observations on Gordon Solie. It always seemed like you two had a special relationship. It always appeared like he held you as a "wrestler's wrestler". While Dusty Rhodes may have been the biggest "personality"...you were by the far the best mat technician in the game at the time. So, I'd like to read about some of the old Florida wrestling stories...with special emphasis on Gordon Solie.
Thank you again for all the great memories.
Sincerely, Dave Logan
Hello Jack. Hope you're doing well. Just found your site by reading the Slam chat.
See ya at the body shop sometime.
Hey Jack just found this page and wanted to drop a line to you concerning an old friend from college ,his name is Jim wilson he told me he went to college with you and jerry a long time ago ,at first i didnt believe him but he convinced me after about an hour so he says hello from ft.pierce florida
JUST A FAN WHO ADMIRED YOU IN FLORIDA
hello jack always watched your matches for many years. wishing you the best in years to come.
tom
Hello Sir, I have a question for you. Do you recall a wrestler from the SF bay area by the name Henry Lopez. He was a dear friend of mine and passed away 2 years ago. If you can check out the web page I listed there is a picture of him there. I appreciate any info about him if you ever knew of him. Thanks, Mike.
Good stuff.
Good to find your website. You've always been one of my favorite wrestlers. Memories of seeing you both on t.v. and in person stay with me.Looking forward to eventually seeing both you and Jerry back on t.v. in any capacity.
take care
Wassup? Just wanted to say i've been a fan since i was a kid. I still throw in some of my uncles old tapes from your classin NWA matches. 1 question. What was the reason that it wasnt you, instead of your brother given the role of Macmahons stooge awhile back? (not like anyone would wanna be a stooge but hey the money had to be good). Also, i'm a up and coming muscian and web site designer. ANy indy wrestlers out there needing any of my services please email me
thanks for all the great memories growing up. you are still my wrestling idol. when im in the ring i try to imulate your style.
Before Jack Brisco there were none, After him there shall be no more. Truly one of the All Time Greats in professional sports.
Tedd Webb Newsradio 970 WFLA Tampa, FL
Jack,
I think the way you responded to Bret Hart's comments towards you showed that you're definitely a class act. I wish more people could follow by your example.
bill dearth cincinnati, oh
I was fortunate enough to watch you for many years on television. My father would often take me to the Armory to watch your matches. I met you on several occasions, when I was a kid, and you were always very kind and willing to take the time to talk to fans of all ages. Maybe there's a lesson there for others in other areas of sports and entertainment.
HI Jack!My name is Travis,& I'm a ref with General Skandar Akbar's SSOW Promotion here in Dallas.General says hello & he hopes you're doing ok.I hope I'll see you at a future CAC reunion.I thought you were 1 of the best workers in the business.Do you miss the ring at all?Feel free to e-mail me anytime.Have a great day.Travis
Dear Jack, Love to watch the old wrestling......Today's wrestling is not what it was back in the day....... Thanks Scottie Jones from Chatham,Va
I grew up in Orlando and followed your matches with great pleasure. You were and are my favorite wrestler of all time. I thought your matches with Dory Jr. were clasics.
PS. I was in Orlando the night you wrestled Dory and the Milo's mate that is featured on your site was printed. I still have it.
Thanks for the memories.
Michael Swann
Jack,
I was a fan of yours when I was a kid growing up in Houston, Texas (early to mid-seventies). My dad used to take me to watch you wrestle at the Sam Houston Coliseum (Paul Boesch's Houston Wrestling). I was always proud of the fact that you won the N.W.A. title from Harley Race on my 9th Birthday, Friday, July 20th, 1973. One time my mother took my brother and I back near the dressing room to meet you. I do remember that you very polite, although I didn't speak much as I was in a state of shock and in awe of getting to actually meet you. My mom got a picture with you and my brother and I gave you a christmas card, for which were thankful. I remember hanging a portrait of you on my bedroom door. Somewhere along the line I lost a special edition program (poster included)commemerating the night that you won the N.W.A. title. I remember your matches in Houston as outright classics (vs. Jose Lothario, Mil Mascaras, Dory Funk Jr., Superstar Billy Graham and many others). I don't follow wrestling much any more. A wild brawl is fine, but I really appreciated the tactical scientific wrestling that you others of your generation would display. The thing that I remember most about your wrestling was how much effort you put into making each match a great one. Thanks for the memories and please write if you get the chance.
Your Fan for Life,
Curtis Holland.
Hi Jack, Its been a long time since Blackwell High School. I was just a sophmore when you were a junior. Your locker was right over mine. You were always hitting me on the head with your books. I was in World History class with all you senior boys when Thurman Garret was teaching it and coaching. I graduated in 1961 with Shirley. We just had our reunion this year but I didn't get to go. Have you ever been back to one. Just wanted to say hi and see how things are going. It would be nice to hear back from you.
I am 45 years old, but I vividly remember you while you were in Florida. The best ever.
jack brisco do you have a email so i can sent you a few ??? later jessie maize
HI.. please update your web page with pics of you.. I would like to see more action pics.. I canīt find any, and in Spain thereīs no way to get any wreslting info. Thankīs .
Looking at your website sure does take me back. We are so proud of you for all that you have accomplished in your life. Especially coming back from knocking on death's door. Good thing He didn't want to learn the "Figure Four". Love always, BC
Happy New Year Jack and Jan.
Love the site. see you hopefully on the 12th at sickles.
elaine
Hi Jack,
It was nice seeing you again. I have Omar hard at work typing yours and Jerrys bio. next time that old Indian, Italian old fart is in town let me know so I can remind him of a few things. Thanks for the photos. Give my regards to Jan and happy New Year, may you both stay healty.
Elaine
CHAMP THANKS FOR THE GREAT TIMES I ENJOYED growing UP IN THE 70s and 80s watching you wrestle and pretending to be you when all the kids in the neighborhood spent our spare time play wrestling. Really looking forward to buying the video collection DONALD E MOORE WAYCROSS GEORGIA
CHAMP THANKS FOR THE GREAT TIMES I ENJOYED growing UP IN THE 70s and 80s watching you wrestle and pretending to be you when all the kids in the neighborhood spent our spare time play wrestling. Really looking forward to buying the video collection DONALD E MOORE WAYCROSS GEORGIA
Dear Jack, Thanks for the many memories. As I recall, the first time I saw you wrestle live was in 1967 or '68 at the Orlando Sports Stadium. I remember one angle in which your hair was cut very short. Think I have a picture of you with that buzz cut in a box somewhere in storage.
jack, i have been a great fan of yours for years. i have some photos of you wrestling in st. louis that i intend to send you. i found your address in your body shop adverisement. i live in staunton, illinois which is a half hour from st. louis where i watched you and your brother wrestle at kiel many times. i remember when i was a kid and i was just in awe of your ability. you were the best. no doubt.
hey jack! great website! can't believe how many of my friends idolize you! miss you tons...take care and i hope to see you soon love ya, trish
dear jack, i was a big fan of yours when i was growing up in the 1970's.i still think of you today and wonder how you are going these days.anyway,thanks for the great memories and hope you are keeping well.jonathan cox, australia.
Hi Jack. I have a question for you sir if I may. I was wondering if you knew of a wrestler from the Oakland Ca bay area named Henry Lopez? He was a good friend of mine and he passed on two years ago. Thanks and take care of yourself,,Mike.
Jack, Thanks for finally getting a website. You were always one of the wrestlers I always respected the most. You never mentioned Billy Robinson. Do you have any memories of him? Thank you, Paul Merick
Man, I never saw you wrestle except in the pages of wrestling magazines, where I followed your career in the 70s. I would love to see a tape of one of your matches. Are any available?
Dear Mr. Brisco, Just wanted to say thanks for being on the 3 count on WKY with us Saturday night. I was the guy that introduced you. You were a great guest and what I said about you being the best I ever saw was from the heart not radio hipe. Thanks again for the interview and Kimberly says hello. Jim Watts Oklahoma City (WKY)
==========hey jack! great website! can't believe how many of my friends idolize you! miss you tons...take care and i hope to see you soon love ya, trish
dear jack, i was a big fan of yours when i was growing up in the 1970's.i still think of you today and wonder how you are going these days.anyway,thanks for the great memories and hope you are keeping well.jonathan cox, australia.
Hi Jack. I have a question for you sir if I may. I was wondering if you knew of a wrestler from the Oakland Ca bay area named Henry Lopez? He was a good friend of mine and he passed on two years ago. Thanks and take care of yourself,,Mike.
Jack, Thanks for finally getting a website. You were always one of the wrestlers I always respected the most. You never mentioned Billy Robinson. Do you have any memories of him? Thank you, Paul Merick
Man, I never saw you wrestle except in the pages of wrestling magazines, where I followed your career in the 70s. I would love to see a tape of one of your matches. Are any available?
Dear Mr. Brisco, Just wanted to say thanks for being on the 3 count on WKY with us Saturday night. I was the guy that introduced you. You were a great guest and what I said about you being the best I ever saw was from the heart not radio hipe. Thanks again for the interview and Kimberly says hello. Jim Watts Oklahoma City (WKY)
I watched you growing up and you are a legend in the bussiness!!I am a wrestler in Geirgia who was trained by Dory Funk Jr in Ocala!!
Jack, just wanted to say thanks for pleasure of watching you perform over the years.
Jack, You were truly one of the greats. I enjoyed watching you in Florida in the 70's and early 80's. They don't make 'em like you anymore. Stuart Fischer, Chicago, IL
Jack, You were truly one of the greats. I enjoyed watching you in Florida in the 70's and early 80's. They don't make 'em like you anymore. Stuart Fischer, Chicago, IL
In my oppinion you are the best wrestler there ever was and ever will be. You and your brother are the greatest. By the way do you have a daughter? I ask because there is a girl at my school that has the last name of Brisco, and I no that she is not Gerald's daughter.
HI JACK ITS JOHN I ENJOYED LUNCH YESTERDAY WITH BRIAN,BUDDY AND YOURSELF. I THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THE GREAT WRESTLING MEMORIES YOU GAVE ME AS A KID. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO RECORD ALL THOSE MATCHES THREW THE YEARS.MY HOW THE BUSNIESS HAS CHANGED. I HAVE STARTED CONCEINTRATING ON TRYING TO GET IN WWF AS A REF, BUT PERCY TOLD ME THEY HAVE ALOT OF GUY ALREADY THERE NOT USING. SINCE THEY DON'T USE MANAGERS ANYMORE. THANKS, AGAIN,JOHN.
Dont know anything about your wrestling days but the last ten years Ive known you I can say you are a very kind and good hearted person. Im proud to be your friend! Glenn
Dear Mr. Brisco: First off, I'd like to say it's a real thrill to be able to sign the guestbook of my first sports idol as a youth. I was curious about your shocking heel turn back in the mid-70s when you and Jerry battled Bob Backlund and, I believe, Mike Graham, for the Florida tag team belts. Was it difficult emotionally to hear boos from fans both young and old who had always cheered for you and your brother in the past? I distinctly remember an issue of "The Wrestler" where you mentioned how you respected heels for their courage because they would enter arenas where their lives might be in danger from some deranged fan. Did you ever feel threatened or worry about being attacked by fans during your heel turns? Thanks again for adding so much entertainment and excitement to my childhood. May God bless you and your family. Mike Gaffey Melbourne, FL
Hi grandpa don't have much to say but I like the website!!
I think Jack Brisco indeed was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.1221 Race Street,Philadelphia,PA.19107.
Wished it was like it used to be!
Jackie B, the 'B-Boy from B-Town!' Great web site, my friend. I thoroughly enjoyed talking with you Friday, and look forward to getting together again soon; no long lapses again. We are both getting too old for that long a wait! Jack, I value our friendship, and know that you do, also. Stay in touch! (And, watch the Mole II when it comes back on in late May. I got to watch and cheer for you on TV all those times; now, it's your turn to do the same for me!) Bill McDaniel, MD Rear Admiral, USN/ret
i enjoyed your matches in st. louis i enjoyed when you wrestled my old dear pat o'connor good luck bill
Jack, you've been my favorite wrestler since I first saw you in Jacksonville in 1973. I'm 41 now and when I think of pro wrestling you are still the first name that comes to mind. You were the ultimate face. GaryB
Hi Jack, Hope you are feeling better to one of the greatest NWA Champions of all time.....from a big fan in Ocala, Fla... Take Care, Claudia aka "The Claw" Head Referee for The Funking Conservatory (Dory Funk's Wrestling School)
you are to many the greatest champion of all time
its a honner to have seen a grate wrestler like you whe i was growing up and some of the matches you had with terry funk and dory funk
I grew up in Tampa and my dad use to take me to the Armory every Tuesday to watch the matches,alot of fun times watching you and your brother,along with Dusty Rhodes,Jose Leduc,Ox BAker,Killer Karl Kox,among others.I live in Live Oak Fl.and miss the days of seeing wrestling live every Tuesday.Live Oak in a small town in north Florida so we dont get to see much wrestling up here.
Great to see a tribute to you. I grew up in Florida watching you and Jerry. I enjoyed your work.
Dear Jack: You are a true and extraordinary example of what real great wrestling is all about! Good luck and God Bless! Angel
whats up grandpa, how are doing. good i hope. cool website. what do u think of john gruden? i think the bucs could go to the super bowl now.
Howdy, I am the biggest wrestling fan. This website rules, Jack. Anyone feel free to email or IM me. Rock over London, rock on Chicago. WWF 4 Life!
Dad, Your website is great. As always your my hero! Love, Debbie
I bought my first "mark" magazine when I was 12 in 1974. For someone who lived in the Northeast I was amazed to find out that there was wrestling with a champion other than Bruno. I finally "smartened" up and found a true enjoyment for your sport. I hope all is well with you and your brother. Regards, Mike Shukdinas, Quakertown,PA (outside Phila.)
jack i really enjoed watching you in kc mo. i have been a fan of yours for years. kevin sullivan untroduced me to you. that was the greatest time of my life. i went to wrestling at memorial hall thanks for your great memories
Hello Mr. Brisco. I'm only 20 years old, and even though I've never seen you wrestle that much, I try to keep up on my NWA title history and a good amount of the former champions. I was wondering if you're going to put out your best matches (including NWA World Title defenses and tag matches)on DVD for all wrestling fans to see in high quality video and audio to be sold in stores or mail order. I would be interested in seeing you in action and also showing other wrestling real old school, entertaining technical wrestling that is lacking right now in the mainstream. Also, where exactly in Tampa is the Brisco's Body Shop? Maybe one day, I could stop by and get a picture with a former NWA champion.
Hey, Jack. Just wanted to say thanks for all the great memories when I was a kid watching you wrestle on Championship Wrestling from Florida. I used to love watching you feud with wrestlers like the Funks, Harley Race, Pak Song, Paul Jones, etc. (By the way, whatever happened to Pak Song?) Wrestling was really something back then. I think some of today's bookers should get a collection of some old CWF tapes and watch them so they'll come up with some interesting booking. Pass that suggestion along to your brother so he can pass it on to the McMahons, okay? Anyway, thanks for the great memories. By the way, Skip Gossett (a.k.a. Skippy Jackson, Eddie's brother) lives in my home county. I need to call him one day and talk to him about some old matches.
Great site, I probably wouldn't have found it if not for our mutual friend Trish. I'll have to check out your "shoot" interview. A true legend's thoughts could prove revealing. Thanks! Bob
I just wanted to stay I became familiar with you in the early 70s when you came to wrestle Jerry Lawler in Memphis. Ever since that day I have followed your career. I just want to say that you will always be one of the 10 best wrestlers in wrestling history to me.
I remember you only to well. I used to drive you back and forth to and from the airport in Savannah. Do you remember that? It was around 82-83. I even cross stitched a picture with your's and Jerry's name and it had a Number 1 on it. Hope you are doing well. I see form below that you have at least two grand children. That is great. Wrestling just isn't the same without you in it. I can sure tell you that. WWE is coming to Savannah on July the 7th. I am planning on taking my son and one of his friends. Boy do they think I am great since I know you, Jerry and Ric. I pulled out my old photos the other day and showed them. You would have thought I was the star then. Anyway Thanks for the memories. I think of you often. Take care. Stephanie
Hi, Jack! Bill McDaniel and I have been in touch frequently for several years, and through him I have kept a few tabs on you. I have been in D.C. for nearly a year and see him fairly often; you will see him soon, he says. Your classmates want to see you - I just returned from Blackwell. Come to a reunion! My youngest son (of 3)is one of your biggest fans - I went up at least 50 points in his eyes when he discovered that I knew you. I am moving to Florida as soon as I sell my house in Oregon - let's get together! Best wishes, Barbara
HI JACK HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELLI REALLY LOVE YOUR WEB SITE.IT IS REALLY COOL SEEING YOUR CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN LEAVING E-MAILS TO YOU.WELL WANT KEEP YOU TELL JAN HELLO. PLEASE E-MAIL BE BACK THANKS RICK
I was a huge fan! I never missed Wrestling on TV in Florida. Wondering what you do now...Im in the Crane business.....VP Business Dev. For Maxim Crane Works.... Not much of a wrestling fan anymore..its differant now.. Ill never forget the fun my dad and I had going to see you live.. I hope you are doing well and Thanks for the Great memories! Regards, Pat Dandridge By the way ...I have a great get a way cottage on the Suwannee River in North Florida. Also a Great fishing cottage in Chautauqua Lake NY...you are welcome to visit as my guest anytime.. great place to take the family and get a way... Also wanted to mention ...I have a 501C3 non profit Company called " Rods Reels and Rollers Inc. We take wheel chair users Bass fishing... if you would like to know more about this project...feel free to contact me ... Pat Dandridge 770-316-0934 take care!
hey jack do you still work some shows maddoctor
Hi Jack I was a great fan of yours in the 70's and would watch you wrestle at Miami Beach and Dinner Key and was a member of your figure 4 fan club. Angelo Dundee used to give me front row seats at the matches and I still have the pictures I took of you with the NWA belt thanks for great memories You may not remember this but I was the kid who sent you the note asking to spend an afternoon with you bowling or having lunch I was pretty lonely back then but all that is old news again thanks Steve
m trying to put together a scrapbook for my son. He is only 6 1/2 now and thinks wrestling is what he sees on tv. I am trying to collect autograph(or not)photos for this scrapbook for him so he can someday understand and appreciate the industry. I want him to be able to appreciate wrestlers like yourself, guys I grew up watching and respect. If you could do this favor, it would be greatly appreciated. His name is Zach. It can be sent to Keith Lawrence 12200 79th place n Seminole, Fl, 33772. thank you.
Jack it has been a lot of years. Every one in Blackwell still talks about you, and your great years at old BHS. Your class mates always ask when is Jack going to make a home comming. McDaniel is gong to be here July the 16th for a Mole party at the high school with a big screen tv. Jack please stay in touch. We all think about you often. Mickey Phillips
Enjoyed watching you wrestle. You are great. God bless.
Hi Mr. Brisco... I am working this weekend with your brother Bill...being a long time fan, just think of how thrilled I was after learning his true identity. We talked a lot about you and the old times...(i was the kid that carried HIS robe many of times back to the dressing room)... So, how are things going for you?...looking at all the pics on your site brings great fond memories back to me. I just wanted to thank you for being one of the nicer guys to look up to growing up. You know, Bill looked a lot bigger when I was 10 than he does now...lol. By the way, although Jerry is making tons of money in the WWE, ask him not to kill the great "Brisco" Image by acting like the goof ball for Vince like he was doing a couple of years ago. Take care Jack...I hope all is going well for you and i hope we can at least be pen pals.
Dear Jack, Congrats! I saw you wrestle Dory Funk, Jr for the title many years ago in Amarillo and Lubbock, TX. My father promoted wrestling in West Texas in the mid-late 50's. Hope this note finds you doing well! ---Dr. Joseph Meador
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JACK! ON YOUR TREMENDIOUS CAREER, YOUR THE MAN, & LEGEND. HOPE ALL IS WELL, B.H.
Wish I'd been there to see it happen. Congrats, Jack!
I have a favor to ask. I have two 8x10 autographed pictures of Danny Hodge and Bill Watts. These hang in my classroom at school. You were my favorite of all because you were from my hometown and my dad (Winsel Bilyeu) knew you. I was wondering if there is anyway I could get an autographed picture of you to go with those two Sooners?
Hi,My name is Michael Bauman and I`m a long time wrestling fan and collector since 1968 down in Miami,FL and now,I lives in Newnan,GA.I`m a great fan of your and will always be a fan of your for a long time to come.I was there at The Miami Beach Convention Center on December 10,1975 when you lost the NWA World Title to Terry Funk and That was a shame.You will always be the champion in my book.My father,Paul Bauman who took pictures by the ringside that night including every Wednesday Night at The Miami Beach Convention Center and Miami Beach Auditorium since 1973.Greatest Wrestling Old Days has to be 1950`s to 1981.You had great feuds with Paul Jones,Tarzan Tyler,Bobby Shane,The Funks, Dale Lewis,Missouri Mauler,The Medics along with Good Doctor who was Dick Dunn and many others when you first came to Florida way back in 1968.I will never forget them and They were great.I have lots of Wrestling Magazines,Programs,Pictures and Posters that has you on them and I`m keeping them for a long time and I have lots of duplicate wrestling magazines and programs that has you on them and others that I`m selling them.If anyone are interested of them,Please let me know.Thank you. Take Care Jack.Goodbye.Sincerely,Michael Bauman.
Sorry,Getting back to you again.This is a great website and I loved it very much and I enjoyed them very much.Sincerely,Michael Bauman.
Dear Jack, just found your web site,glad I did.wondering through the years what happen to you? I've been a fan of yours for many years.I grew UP in Clearwater fla. went to bayfront center to watch your matches.When i was 16 we moved to N.C.and lost contact with you.I am now 37 years old.im a deputy sheriff in a small town,and your still my hero.hope to hear from you it would be a dream come true.
you are the greatest. they don't come any better than you and your brother. wish i had the oppurnity to see you in person. my family and i are wrestling crazy.
Enjoyed meeting you yesterday. Have a great day!!
Hello Jack, nice meeting you yesterday. Have a great day!!
Jack, I grew up watching you wrestle with Gordon Sole calling the action. You were simply the best in the business. It's a shame that they have made a mockery of wrestling and the wrestlers. I had to quit watching after they made it a circus. Thanks for the many years of entertainment and teaching me the dreaded figure four leg lock!! I live in Ada, OK but travel to Tampa (actually Clearwater) to see the computer distributor Tech Data. Don't know if you drink but it would be my honor to invite you for a drink some time. give the OK and I'll call you. One of your biggest fans, Richard Miller
Thanks anyway, But I don`t want to sign your guest book ,.; :-)
JACK I WAS A FRESHMAN AT OSU,ON THE WRESTLING TEAM YOUR SENIOR YEAR.I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP UP ALITTLE WITH YOU.I WAS FROM ALABAMA.GOOG LUCK AND LET ME HERE FROM YOU. IF EVER IN NASHVILLE,TN CALL;615 8938924 PAUL VAUGHN
I was at the Bayfront Center in St.Petersburg Fla in June 1971 the night you wrestled Dory Funk Jr.for the NWA World Championship.I beleive it was a 2 out of 3 falls match and it ended in a I hour draw.To this day it was the greatest wrestling match I have ever seen. Pound for Pound your were the best wrestler their was. I saw you many times wrestling at Ft.Homer Hesterly Amory in Tampa. A couple of us were their the first time you defended your title against Johhny Valentine. the
Hi Jack, I have always been a fan of yours. I have watched wrastling for many years and you were are are still the best!!. I remember all the great matches against the Funks, Buddy Colt, Tim Woods, Wrastling II, and Paul Jones. These kids today don't know what they have missed, I just wanted to say you were and will always be my favorite wrestler!! Guys like you set a very high standard for today's wrestlers. You were simply the best!GARY HAYNES
Jack, Long time no see or hear from you. I was talking to Bill McDaniel about his role in the TV show The Mole and he gave me your web site address. Excellent site. Let me hear from you. Don
GREAT site!
JACK I WAS A BIG FAN OF YOURS GROWING UP HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL WISH WRESTLING WOULD RETURN TOTHE WAY IT WAS IN THE 70S SAW YOU IM PERSON WRESTLING WITH NICK KOZAK SINCERELY JOHN
Jack - You were the best. The best in college, and the best in the pros. Most importantly to me, you were the best in Blackwell High. My sister, Toni Gayle used to sigh your praises, and took me to watch you wrestle when I was a boy. Wow! I expected all good wrestlers to be as good, but none were. Glad to see your web page. Glad to see you are alive and doing well. Sam Turvey
Hello Mr Brisco.Iam too young to remember many of your great matches,but Iam still a big fan of you and Jerry.Thank you for everything you brought to the great sport of pro wrestling.Rick Byrd,Atlanta Ga.
I was just wondering if you got my athletic back ground resume from Trish.Who knows maybe we can talk in person some time. Only if you have the time I really just cant believe i know somene who knows you. Congragilations on a great wresting career. You rule.
Thank you for all the memories Mr. Brisco. You were an honorable champion.
hi! i used to watch you wrestle here in tampa years ago, i really miss those days, and wish the good wrestling was still around. just wanted to know how youn were and what you are doing now.
Aloha Jack! The first time I ever got to see you wrestle was in a tag team match with your brother Jerry on the old Georgia World Championship Wrestling with Godon Solie. I was fascinated how you and Jerry mixed alot of your amateur wrestling with the pro style. Especially when you did one of your signature moves "the fireman's carry" takedown. As Gordon Solie put it "you are the past master of the fireman's carry takedown." Congadulations on a fine career (from NCAA to NWA World Champ). You are a class act. Mahalo, Christopher Lewi
Sending you a cyber life saver
Jack: Thanks for many great wrestling memories. Back when you were still wrestling, wrestling was just different than the garbage that the WWE produces today. Though I miss seeing you around, even in a backstage role, I'm kind of glad you are not involved with that mess. You are still the greatest pro wrestler of all time as far as I'm concerned. It was more of a regional promotion driven business back in the 60's and 70's, so when you came around to my area (Richmond, Va), it was a big deal. Saw you defend your title against Johnny Weaver one night in the Richmond Arena (building is torn down now), and I was probably one of maybe 10 in the whole building rooting for you. Why in the heck they let Terry Funk take the belt from you, but never let you beat Dory Jr. is beyond me. Well anyway, you'll always be my favorite, and wrestling will never be what it used to be in the days of you, Wahoo, Valentine, Flair (in his prime), Steamboat etc. I hope your health is doing well these days, as I heard not too many months ago you were having some health problems. Good luck and God bless in all your future ventures. Bob Evans Richmond, VA.
Wow! Marvelous. Thanks, Jack. Wonderful website. It was great fun to visit. You are truly a champion - in many ways. harvey
HI JACK, HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL.PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING.HOPE JAN IS DOING WELL ALSO.MAYBE I CAN MEET YOU FOR LUNCH ONE DAY. I HEAR YOU AND BRIAN BLAIR HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER SOMETIMES. THIS IS A GREAT WEB SITE.TAKE CARE . RICK HUGHES
I was just looking on the Internet about name and came across you. If you could right me back that would be cool.
Jack, I was a big fan of your work. I only really got to see you wrestle in the late 70's and early 80's, but you always seemed to be in great shape, and I would've loved to have seen you have a reign with the NWA title again during that period. I post on WC as Ramblin' Wreck, and because of my work with the Georgia Wrestling History website, i rarely have time to visit your forum and post anything, but I do visit and read some of the stuff there. You always have great answers to the questions posed by fans. If you ever get a chance, please stop by GWH and check it out. And if you wouldn't mind, we'd love to have you post some stuff on our message board when you visit. Look forward to hearing from you, Rich
Jack, I was a big fan of your work. I only really got to see you wrestle in the late 70's and early 80's, but you always seemed to be in great shape, and I would've loved to have seen you have a reign with the NWA title again during that period. I post on WC as Ramblin' Wreck, and because of my work with the Georgia Wrestling History website, i rarely have time to visit your forum and post anything, but I do visit and read some of the stuff there. You always have great answers to the questions posed by fans. If you ever get a chance, please stop by GWH and check it out. And if you wouldn't mind, we'd love to have you post some stuff on our message board when you visit. Look forward to hearing from you, Rich
Hey Jack I just wanted to say that you awsome and thanks for all of those great memories you are truly an inspiration. Wish there were more like you! I met your wife today, she works with my girlfriend, she's a great lady.
Dear Mr. Brisco, I have always been a fan of yours (and Jerry, too) and was absolutely delighted to see that you have a web sight!!! My only regret was not having been able to meet you. I hope all is going well for you and your family and pray that God will keep you in his care. Sincerely, Donna Huntley P.S. Please forgive any typos, I am so excited about emailing you, it's almost next to impossible to pay attention to my typing. :0)
JACK: I SURE YOU DO NOT REMEMBER ME. I WAS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AT THE TIME YOU WERE A SENIOR. BUT I NEVER MISS YOUR BLACKWELL FOOTBALL GAMES. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER MY SISTER, BROTHER AND FATHER. LYNDA 59 GRAD AND TERRY MORGAN. MY FATHER WAS GEORGE MORGAN CHIEF OF POLICE. WE LIVED A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM YOU AND THE PARK. I WAS GERALDS AGE AND WE WOULD PLAY AT THE PARK TOGETHER. I REMEMBER THE CAR CARAVANS TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES THAT MY DAD WOULD LEAD IN HIS POLICE CAR. ESPECIALLY THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO OKC TO PLAY ADA. I WAS WATCHING TV THE OTHER NIGHT WITH MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (MEGAN). (SHE WATCHES SMACKDOWN AND RAW EVERY WEEK AND TRYS TO GO TO THE MATCHES IN OKC. SHE WENT TO THE LAST RAW IN OKC LAST WEEK.) THEY INTERVIEWED GERALD ON THE PROGRAM AND I TOLD HER ABOUT YOU AND GERALD AND GROWING UP IN BLACKWELL AND YOU TWO BEING THE TAG TEAM CHAMPS AND SHE SAID SURE YOU KNOW THEM. SHE THINKS "EDGE" IS JUST ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE GREAT YOU IF YOU AND GERALD STILL HAD A PHOTO TOGETHER AND SIGNED IT FOR HER. I AM SORRY IF THAT IS A LITTLE STRAIGHT FORWARD BUT I DO NOT KNOW ANY OTHER WAY. I HAVE TAKEN ENOUGH OF YOUR TIME. THANKS YOU FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES IN BLACKWELL. DENNIS
JACK: I'M SURE YOU DO NOT REMEMBER ME. I WAS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AT THE TIME YOU WERE A SENIOR. BUT I NEVER MISSED YOUR BLACKWELL FOOTBALL GAMES. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER MY SISTER, BROTHER AND FATHER. LYNDA 59 GRAD AND TERRY MORGAN. MY FATHER WAS GEORGE MORGAN, CHIEF OF POLICE. WE LIVED A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM YOU AND THE PARK. I WAS GERALDS AGE AND WE WOULD PLAY AT THE PARK TOGETHER. I REMEMBER THE CAR CARAVANS TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES THAT MY DAD WOULD LEAD IN HIS POLICE CAR. ESPECIALLY THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO OKC TO PLAY ADA. I WAS WATCHING TV THE OTHER NIGHT WITH MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (MEGAN). (SHE WATCHES SMACKDOWN AND RAW EVERY WEEK AND TRYS TO GO TO THE MATCHES IN OKC. SHE WENT TO THE LAST RAW IN OKC LAST WEEK.) THEY INTERVIEWED GERALD ON THE PROGRAM AND I TOLD HER ABOUT YOU AND GERALD GROWING UP IN BLACKWELL. YOU TWO BEING THE TAG TEAM CHAMPS AND SHE SAID "SURE YOU KNOW THEM". SHE THINKS "EDGE" IS JUST ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE GREAT YOU IF YOU AND GERALD STILL HAD A PHOTO TOGETHER AND SIGNED IT FOR HER. I AM SORRY IF THAT IS A LITTLE STRAIGHT FORWARD BUT I DO NOT KNOW ANY OTHER WAY. I HAVE TAKEN ENOUGH OF YOUR TIME. THANKS YOU FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES IN BLACKWELL. DOES GERALD HAVE AN E-MAIL? DENNIS
JACK: I'M SURE YOU DO NOT REMEMBER ME. I WAS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AT THE TIME YOU WERE A SENIOR. BUT I NEVER MISSED YOUR BLACKWELL FOOTBALL GAMES. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER MY SISTER, BROTHER AND FATHER. LYNDA 59 GRAD AND TERRY MORGAN. MY FATHER WAS GEORGE MORGAN, CHIEF OF POLICE. WE LIVED A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM YOU AND THE PARK. I WAS GERALDS AGE AND WE WOULD PLAY AT THE PARK TOGETHER. I REMEMBER THE CAR CARAVANS TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES THAT MY DAD WOULD LEAD IN HIS POLICE CAR. ESPECIALLY THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO OKC TO PLAY ADA. I WAS WATCHING TV THE OTHER NIGHT WITH MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (MEGAN). (SHE WATCHES SMACKDOWN AND RAW EVERY WEEK AND TRYS TO GO TO THE MATCHES IN OKC. SHE WENT TO THE LAST RAW IN OKC LAST WEEK.) THEY INTERVIEWED GERALD ON THE PROGRAM AND I TOLD HER ABOUT YOU AND GERALD GROWING UP IN BLACKWELL. YOU TWO BEING THE TAG TEAM CHAMPS AND SHE SAID "SURE YOU KNOW THEM". SHE THINKS "EDGE" IS JUST ABOUT IT. IT WOULD BE GREAT YOU IF YOU AND GERALD STILL HAD A PHOTO TOGETHER AND SIGNED IT FOR HER. I AM SORRY IF THAT IS A LITTLE STRAIGHT FORWARD BUT I DO NOT KNOW ANY OTHER WAY. I HAVE TAKEN ENOUGH OF YOUR TIME. THANKS YOU FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES IN BLACKWELL. DOES GERALD HAVE AN E-MAIL? DENNIS
Hey Jack - really enjoyed meeting you for lunch in Florida - sorry I missed the Christmas party - woke up not feeling well that day and decided to get some rest - I am seeking out an advisor as we discussed - really hope you can make the Cauliflower Alley meeting in Vegas this year - it would be great to see you and Jan and hopefully have dinner together - email me back when you get a chance - take care brother! Bruce
I want to let you know that I saw you wrestle n a few occassions when I lived in Toronto and as a kid growing up,I was impressed.I think that I still have pics of you wrestling Eric The Animal at Maple Leaf Gardens.I always enjoyed it when you came to town.I've been a wrestling fan for over thirty years,and you have always been one of my favourites. Continued success
Are you a 3 Stooges fan, and if so, which is your favorite? Thanks for answering.
Thanks for the memories that your website has provided. I know you had MANY fans but I was one of your biggest. There will never be another Kack Brisco!
Bosco, I'am retired and live in Stillwater. Shoot me an E mail so I can fill you in and vice-versa. Your old pal. Minor Jack_Minor@hotmail.com
Hi Jack, I was a big fan of yours when you wrestled in the Florida area in the late seventies. They don't make wrestlers like yourself anymore. I believe that you have probably forgotten more wrestling then most of todays wrestlers will ever know.I do intend to purchase some of your old matches particularly some the the ones versus Dory Funk Jr. I was actually fortunate enough to see the two of you wrestle in Norfolk sometime in the early eighties. Best wishes Jack, Steve
I met you at the Tampa METRO. YMCA I was the one that asked you for your autograph and had the football. Hello, catch you later.Jan.29 is my birthday.Bye!
Greetings from Orlando, FL. You are one of my all-time favorites. I remember watching you wrestle Dory Funk Jr. in the Jacksonville (FL) Coliseum back in 1970. You had him in figure 4 the last 90 seconds of a one hour time limit match - but he wouldn't give up. I believe this was right before you did finally beat him for the NWA Champ title. (on the lighter side...)I do remember the time when the Good Doctor & the Medics shaved your head on Championship Wrestling from Florida. Thanks for all the great memories!
Hello Mr. Brisco, my name is Kenneth Palmer. I reside in the city of San Bernardino. This is an extreme honor for me to send you this message. I have admired your wrestling skills as well as ring savvy since I was a kid. However, my most cherished memories of you is when you and Gerry Brisco were a fearsome tag team in the pro wrestling scene. Your battle with the Road Warriors sometime back in '83 0r '84 in Georgia was legendary. I would like a reply from you if possible. Thank you and have a good evening! Kenneth Palmer San Bernardino,CA.
Great site! Very well done indeed!
hey, this is cam o'neill, bill's son. how's everything going. i'll be down there in about 12 days with some things for you to sign from one of my friends. he is named Korey Bastian.
Jack, Yes you are one of the best of all times. I was just wondering what happened to you and what you are doing now? Are you clear out of the industry? I am the man who trained horses for Watts and Ellis. Jim Ferrazzano (Fuzzy)
Hello Mr. Brisco, It was a pleasure meeting you this past weekend at the Cauliflower Aleey Club dinner. I was wondering if you have any x-large Brisco Brothers body shop t-shirts available for sale. My friends and I were asking your wife and yoruself about them this weekend. Joe Marcianti
Enjoyed watching you and reading article in the wrestler and inside wrestling
Thank you very much in cac. It returned home to safe Japan. Surely, it didn't think that it is possible to meet BURISKO. It is possible to meet and it was very glad. Because it sends it if a photograph is made, look forward to beforehand. Tell the wife, too, that thank you.
Jack Brisco Was And is The greatest his name is the topof the list watched you in tallahassee,fl as a Kid that was the Best Wrestling Memories Thanks Steve Harnage
Jack you were always a true professional,in the same class as all the great wrestlers,true to your beliefs.and you will always be one of the most repected wrestlers and man ever.
MR,BRISCO you are a true professional and one of the most repected wrestlers there has ever been. a true old school ledgen. Thanks for the memories.
Mr.Brisco, I have been a wrestling fan for 30 years now.Having grown up in New England,I never got a chance to see you compete until about 1984,but around 1974 I had pictures of you on my wall that I'd cut out of the various magazines of the time.My rationale was,"He's the world champion,so I guess that he's the best";after spending the last 15 years or so collecting video tapes,I can see that I was right.Thank you so much for all of the fantastic WRESTLING matches.My favorites that I've seen are the tag matches with Steamboat and Youngblood,and undoubtedly the matches with Dory Funk Jr.,which in my opinion are the measuring line for all professional wrestling.All that I feel really came close is the Flair-Steamboat series.In closing,I hope that you are enjoying life after wrestling,and thank you for the memories.You'll always be "The Champ". Sincerely, Pat Crocker Newport,R.I.
MR,BRISCO you are a true professional and one of the most repected wrestlers there has ever been. a true old school ledgen. Thanks for the memories.
MR,BRISCO you are a true professional and one of the most repected wrestlers there has ever been. a true old school ledgen. Thanks for the memories.
Jack, I have never met you but I believe you were married to my cousin Sandy of Florida. Her mother's name would be Connie, and one of her brother's name is Vince. I found a photo of you in the ring the other day and that led me to the internet where I found your website. My son is a big wrestling fan and found it neat that at one time you were in our family. You were definitely one of the best. Sandy
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