Nickname(s): Private, Nature Boy, Wildman, Fabulous, Fonzo
From: Pensacola, FL
Birthday: Oct 3
Aliases: Don Stevens,
Jack Dalton 1st, Jack Dillinger, Don Kalt, Don Garfield, Mr. D, The Phantom
Feds worked for: TSW,
AWA, World Wrestling Association (IN), IWU (TN),
WCCW,
NWA Hollywood (Los Angeles), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR), Gulf Coast Wrestling (AL/MS)
Career Highlights: -AWA Mid-American Champion
-AWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion ( w/
Robert Gibson)
-AWA Southern Champion (2x)
-AWA World Brass Knucks Champion
-Capitol Wrestling Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-IWU Champion
-Midwest Tag Team Champion (w/
Greg Valentine)
-NWA (Alabama/Tennessee) World Tag Team Champion (9x; all w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Central States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Chicago/Indianapolis) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Gulf Coast Brass Knucks Champion (2x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion (3x)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) United States Tag Team Champion (6x, 5 w/
Frank Dalton, 1 w/
Jim Dalton)
-NWA Hollywood Television Champion
-NWA Louisiana Champion (3x)
-NWA (Maritimes) Canadian Champion
-NWA Mississippi Champion
-NWA Mississippi Tag Team Champion (w/
Rip Tyler)
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Jackie Fargo & Hank James)
-NWA Tenessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Dalton)
-NWA
Texas Champion
-NWA Texas Brass Knucks Champion
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (3x, w/ Jim Dalton)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (5x; 2x w/ Jackie Fargo, 1 each w/ Johnny Fargo, Hank James & Frank Dalton)
-NWA World Brass Knucks Champion
-Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Dalton)
-Panama City Champion
-TSW Brass Knuckles Champion
-TSW Southwestern Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Dalton)
-WWA Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Frank Dillinger, Jim Dillinger & Jacques Goulet)
Affiliates: Ray Stevens, Jackie Fargo, Jimmy Fargo, Jim Dalton, Frank Dalton, Kenny McMullen, Frank Dillinger, Jim Dillinger, Johnny Fargo, Ronnie Fargo, Jacques Goulet,
Al Galento, Robert Gibson, Greg Valentine, Rip Tyler, Hank James
Notable Feuds: Bill Dundee, Chris Colt, Billy Colt,
Jerry Lawler, Tony Parisi, Dominic Denucci,
Scott Casey, The
Funk Brothers, Pat Fraley, Fred Fraley, Harvey Lee, Ricky Cox, Bob Kelly
Other Facts: -Not to be confused with
Jack Dalton 2nd, who wrestled in
Oklahoma independents in the early 21st century.
-Sometimes billed from Hell's Kitchen, NY or New York, NY
-Billed as brother of pro wrestler Frank Dalton, Jim Dalton & Bob Dalton. He is no relation to the Dalton clan that competed in Oklahoma beginning in 2000.
-Billed as brother of pro wrestlers Jackie Fargo, Sonny Fargo & Ronnie Fargo
-Billed as the uncle of pro wrestler Jackie Fargo, Jr.
-Father of pro wrestler
Don Fargo, Jr.
-While wrestling as Don Stevens, was billed as Ray Stevens brother
-While competing as Jack Dillinger, he portrayed himself as a member of the Hell's Angels biker gang. To help get this idea over, he allegedly never bathed.
-While wrestling as Jack Dillinger, some biker gangs took offense to his gimmick and confronted him & Frank Dillinger in a bar in Wisconsin. Jack escaped by jumping in the river.
-For a time, he wore a mask as wrestled as "Mr. D" in the Gulf Coast area. He was unmasked by Bob Kelly
-Was
Dory Funk, Jr.'s first opponent.
