Nickname(s): Joltin'
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 225 lbs.
From: San Antonio, TX
Birthday: Dec 7
Pro Debut: 1953
Feds worked for: NWA,
AWA, Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX), Hawaii
Finisher: Abdominal Stretch
Signature Moves: Running Bulldog, Airplane Spin
Career Highlights: -NWA
Texas Champion (2x)
-NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ James Blears)
Affiliates: Nick Bockwinkel, James Blears
Notable Feuds: Masked Terror
Other Facts: -Born in Haskell, OK
-Father of pro wrestler Tully Blanchard
-1950 NCAA Big 7 Champion. He defeated
Mike DiBiase for that title.
-Promoter and Co-Owner of Southwest Championship Wrestling based in Texas. Sometimes served as an on-air interviewer in this fed.
-Served as on-air president of AWA during the end of its national run
-Appeared in the movie "The Inspector General" along with
Danny McShain.
-Inducted into the 2010 NWA Hall of Heroes
-Passed away on March 22, 2012 at the age of 83. He had been in hospice care for a little over a year after being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma.
