Jack Brisco

Real name: Freddie Joe Brisco
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 232 lbs.
Date of birth: September 21, 1941
Date of death: February 1, 2010
From: Blackwell, OK
Pro debut: 1965

Biography

– Brisco was an Oklahoma state champion wrestler at high school level and would go on to win NCAA honours in 1965
– Brisco began his pro wrestling career in the Oklahoma territory in mid-1965
– On October 16, Brisco defeated Don Kent to win the NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Title, but would vacate it shortly thereafter due to a controversial finish
– On November 13, Brisco defeated Kent to win the vacant NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Title
– On November 20, Brisco defeated Red McKim to retain the NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Title
– On December 4, Brisco again defeated Red McKim to retain the NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Title
– On February 11, 1969, Brisco defeated The Missouri Mauler to win the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title. The pair would trade the belt back and forth before Brisco regained it for good in July
– On January 6, 1970, Brisco & Ciclon Negro defeated Chris Markoff & Bronko Lubich to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 10, Brisco defeated Mr Saito to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On February 19, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis by DQ to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On February 26, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On March 11, Brisco again defeated Dale Lewis by DQ to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On March 24, Brisco defeated Chris Markoff to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On March 31, Brisco defeated Larry Hennig to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 6, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 14, Brisco defeated Mr Saito to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On May 7, Brisco defeated Thunderbolt Patterson to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On May 12, Brisco lost the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title to The Missouri Mauler, but won it back again a week later
– On May 25, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On July 1, Brisco defeated The Great Malenko to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On July 6, Brisco defeated Mr Saito to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On September 9, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis by DQ to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On October 6, Brisco defeated The Great Malenko to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On October 12, Brisco defeated The Great Mephisto to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On October 19, Brisco defeated The Great Mephisto in a No-DQ Match to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On November 24, Brisco defeated Tarzan Tyler to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On December 7, Brisco defeated Mr Saito to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 19, 1971, Brisco defeated Tarzan Tyler to regain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On February 15, Brisco defeated Tarzan Tyler to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– The next day, The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) defeated The Infernos (1 & 2) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 22, Brisco defeated The Great Malenko to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– Two days later, Brisco defeated Tarzan Tyler to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 6, Brisco defeated Terry Funk to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 13, The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) defeated The Funk Brothers (Terry & Dory Jr) to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On April 20, Brisco defeated Terry Funk to win the NWA Florida Television Title
– On May 4, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis by DQ to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On May 19, The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) defeated Terry Funk & Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On May 24, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On June 8, Brisco defeated Dick Murdoch to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title and win the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On June 21, Brisco defeated Dick Murdoch to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– On July 5, Brisco defeated Rene Goulet to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– On August 10, Brisco defeated Gene Kiniski to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– On August 17, Brisco defeated The Grappler to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– On September 1, Brisco defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– On September 6, Brisco defeated Ronnie Garvin to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Brisco defeated Ole Anderson to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On September 15, Brisco defeated Dick Murdoch to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On September 21, Brisco defeated Ole Anderson to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On October 2, Brisco defeated Dick Murdoch to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On October 18, Brisco defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On November 13, Brisco defeated Ole Anderson to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On November 16, Brisco defeated Mr Wrestling by DQ to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On December 14, Brisco defeated Mr Wrestling to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On December 27, Brisco defeated The Missouri Mauler to retain the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title
– On January 8, 1972, Brisco defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 18, Brisco defeated The Missouri Mauler to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 25, Brisco defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On February 7, Brisco again defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– Two days later, Brisco defeated Bobby Shane to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On February 26, Brisco defeated The Great Mephisto to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On March 20, Brisco defeated Bearcat Wright by DQ to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On March 25, Brisco defeated Johnny Valentine to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 5, Brisco defeated The Great Mephisto to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 10, Brisco defeated Rip Hawk to win the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title
– On April 25, Brisco defeated The Missouri Mauler to retain the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title
– On November 7, Brisco defeated Bobby Shane to win the NWA Florida Television Title
– On November 16, The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) defeated Norvell Austin & Sputnik Monroe to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, Brisco defeated Paul Jones to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On December 20, Brisco defeated Rene Goulet to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On December 25, Brisco defeated Ron Fuller to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On December 28, Brisco defeated Dale Lewis to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 10, 1973, Brisco defeated Mad Dog Vachon to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 17, Brisco defeated Buddy Colt to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 20, Brisco defeated Tim Woods to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On January 29, Brisco defeated Paul Jones to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title and would retain against Gorgeous George Jr & Bobby Shane over the next two days
– On February 12, Brisco defeated Gorgeous George Jr to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On February 22, Brisco defeated Hans Schmidt to retain the NWA Florida Television Title
– On March 29, Brisco defeated Chris Markoff to retain the NWA Florida Television Title
– On April 14, Brisco defeated Bobby Shane to retain the NWA Florida Television Title
– On July 20, Brisco defeated Harley Race to win the NWA World Title. He racked up 240 defenses before losing the title to Giant Baba on December 2, 1974 during a tour with All Japan
– Brisco regained the title from Baba a week later, beginning his second reign. This time he scored 120 defenses before losing the title to Terry Funk on December 10, 1975
– On April 17, 1976, Brisco defeated Pak Song to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 27, Brisco defeated The Missouri Mauler to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On May 15, Brisco defeated The Assassin to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On August 9, Brisco defeated Jerry Lawler to win the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title, but lost it back to Lawler a week later
– On November 26, Brisco defeated Bob Backlund to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On December 10, Brisco defeated Backlund to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On January 1, 1977, Brisco defeated George Steele to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On January 10, The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) defeated Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On January 21, Brisco defeated Ernie Ladd to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On January 29, The Brisco Brothers defeated Bob Orton Jr & Bob Roop to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 3, The Brisco Brothers defeated Billy Graham & Steve Strong to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 9, The Brisco Brothers defeated Buddy Wolff & Steve Strong to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 24, The Brisco Brothers defeated Buddy Wolff & Siegfried Steinke to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On March 7, The Brisco Brothers defeated Billy Graham & Ox Baker to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On March 21, The Brisco Brothers defeated Jack Armstrong & Gordon Nelson to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On March 25, Brisco defeated Superstar Billy Graham by countout to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On April 22, Brisco defeated Lord Alfred Hayes to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On May 6, Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On May 27, Brisco defeated Blackjack Lanza to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On June 8, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ox Baker & Siegfried Steinke to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On July 15, Brisco defeated Bulldog Brown to retain the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On February 21, 1978, The Brisco Brothers defeated Steve Keirn & Mike Graham to win the NWA Florida United States Tag Team Titles
– On March 26, Brisco defeated Bob Roop in a No-DQ Match to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 2, Brisco defeated Killer Karl Kox to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 18, Brisco defeated Greg Valentine to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On April 27, Brisco defeated Dick Slater to win the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title
– On May 4, Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On May 16, Brisco defeated The Spoiler to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title
– On June 13, The Brisco Brothers defeated Mr Sato & Mr Saito to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles and retained them a week later in the rematch
– On January 1, 1979, The Brisco Brothers defeated The Funk Brothers (Terry & Dory Jr) to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
– On January 7, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson to retain the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
– On January 30, The Brisco Brothers defeated Mr Sato & Mr Saito to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On February 7, The Brisco Brothers defeated Herb Calvert & Thor The Viking to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On July 15, The Brisco Brothers defeated Thor The Viking & Bugsy McGraw to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On November 30, The Brisco Brothers defeated Austin Idol & The Masked Superstar to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
– On June 22, 1980, The Brisco Brothers defeated Stan Lane & Bryan St John to win the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– Two days later, The Brisco Brothers defeated Geoff Portz & Frank Monte to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On July 8, The Brisco Brothers defeated Dick Slater & Mr Saito to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On July 26, The Brisco Brothers defeated The Super Destroyers to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On July 31, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On August 5, The Brisco Brothers defeated The Super Destroyer & The Spoiler to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On May 30, 1981, Brisco defeated Kim Song to win the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title
– On August 8, The Brisco Brothers defeated Johnny Miller & Luke Williams to win the WWC North American Tag Team Titles
– On October 2, Brisco defeated Ted DiBiase to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title
– On October 8, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ox Baker & Assassin #1 in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On October 19, The Brisco Brothers defeated Buzz Sawyer & Bobby Jaggers to retain the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On October 22, The Brisco Brothers defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Jonathan Boyd) to retain the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On November 3, The Brisco Brothers defeated Les Thornton & JJ Dillon to retain the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On November 22, Brisco defeated Bobby Jaggers to win the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title and would retain against Jaggers and Ray Stevens over the next week
– On November 30, The Brisco Brothers defeated Masa Fuchi & Mr Onita to retain the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On January 4, 1982, The Brisco Brothers defeated Mike Sharpe & Chang Chung to retain the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On January 7, The Brisco Brothers lost the NWA North American Titles to The Funks (Terry & Dory Jr) but regained them just over a week later
– On February 21, The Brisco Brothers defeated Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta to retain the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
– On May 10, Brisco defeated Roddy Piper to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On May 15, Brisco defeated Angelo Mosca to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On May 21, Brisco defeated Roddy Piper to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On June 1, Brisco again defeated Piper to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and would do so 11 more times in the next month
– On July 3, Brisco defeated Angelo Mosca to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On July 6, Brisco defeated Roddy Piper in a No-DQ Match to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– Brisco lost the NWA Mid-Atlantic Title to Piper on July 7, only to regain it on August 3
– On August 12, Brisco defeated Leroy Brown to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– Brisco lost the NWA Mid-Atlantic Title to Paul Jones on September 1. The pair would trade the title back and forth through the remainder of the year until Dory Funk Jr defeated Brisco for the title in January 1983
– On June 18, 1983, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On July 21, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ricky Steamboat & Mike Rotunda to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On July 24, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ric Flair & Roddy Piper to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On August 16, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ric Flair & Roddy Piper to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On September 1, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ricky Steamboat & Roddy Piper to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On September 18, The Brisco Brothers defeated Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood in a No-DQ Match to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On October 21, The Brisco Brothers defeated Steamboat & Youngblood to regain the NWA World Tag Team Titles, having lost them 3 weeks earlier, only to lose them back at Starrcade 1983
– On April 4, 1984, The Brisco Brothers defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– The Briscos were infamously involved in the events of ‘Black Saturday’. As shareholders in Georgia Championship Wrestling, the brothers convinced a majority of their partners to sell to Vince McMahon and the WWF, resulting in the demise of the promotion. The Briscos joined the WWF roster in September of 1984
– Having become dissatisfied with the state of professional wrestling, Brisco retired and left the business in February 1985. His brother Gerry would remain with the WWF
– In retirement, Brisco operated a body shop in Florida
– Both Briscos were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008
– Brisco passed away on February 1, 2010 due to complications from a recent heart surgery