Nickname(s): Polish Power
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 260 lbs.
From: Krakow, Poland
Birthday: Jan 21
Feds worked for: TSW,
WCCW,
WWF, Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX),
Finisher: Polish Hammer
Signature Moves: Bearhug, Vertical suplex, Scoop powerslam, Headlock
Career Highlights: -Southwest Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (w/
Wahoo McDaniel)
-WCCW American Tag Team Champion (w/
Jose Lothario)
-WCCW
Texas Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Jose Lothario)
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (w/
Tito Santana)
Affiliates: Jose Lothario, Tito Santana, Wahoo McDaniel
Notable Feuds: Jesse Ventura
Other Facts: -Father of pro wrestler Scott Putski & Brent Putski
-Originally billed as the grandfather of pro wrestler Rachel Summerlyn when she was using the name Rachel Putski, but they are not actually related.
-Billed as the cousin of pro wrestler
Igor Putski
-Early in his career, he was billed as a concentration camp surivor, to help add sympathy to his character.
-Participated in the 1978 World's Strongest
Man competition, finishing eighth in a field of ten competitors.
-Gained his remarkable leg strength by running up and down the stands at a football stadium near his home in Austin, Texas.
-Worked as a security guard at Jack Hays High School. He retired at the end of the 2006-2007 school year.
-Voted Tag Team of the Year (w/ Tito Santana) in 1979 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated
-Inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1995
