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Don Fargo
Nickname: Pvt.; Nature Boy; Wildman; Fabulous; Fonzo
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 253 lbs.
From: Pensacola, FL
Birthday: Oct 3rd
Pro Debut: 1951
Aliases: Don Colt, Don Stevens, Wildman Stevens, Jack Dalton [1st], Jack Dillinger, Don Kalt, Donald Vincent Kalt, Don Garfield, Mr. D, The Phantom, Don Juan the Magnificent, Fonzo Fargo
Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (KY/TN), Eastern States Enterprises (NY), Fred Kohler Enterpries (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Globe Star Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Association (NC/SC), IWU (TN), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (CT/MD/NJ/NY/PA/DC), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Midwest Wrestling Association (OH), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), National Wrestling Federation (OH/NJ/NY/PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Ray Fabiani Sports, Inc. (DC), Southwest Sports (TX), San Francisco (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Studio Wrestling (PA), Terminal Athletic Club (OH), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Association (IN)
Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Champion (2x)
-AWA World Brass Knuckles Champion
-Capitol Wrestling Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-IWU Champion
-Midwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Greg Valentine)
-NWA Central States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Chicago) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA (Georgia) Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Gulf Coast Brass Knuckles Champion (2x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion (3x)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) Louisiana Champion (3x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Dalton)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) United States Tag Team Champion (6x; 5 w/ Frank Dalton, 1 w/ Jim Dalton)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA (Maritimes) Canadian Champion
-NWA Mid-America Champion (2x)
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (4x; 3 w/ Jackie Fargo, 1 w/ Frank Dalton)
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (w/ Robert Gibson)
-NWA (Mid-America) World Tag Team Champion (9x; all w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Mississippi Champion
-NWA Mississippi Tag Team Champion (w/ Rip Tyler)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Dalton)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Dalton)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (2x)
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Dalton)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (5x; 2 w/ Jackie Fargo, 1 each w/ Johnny Fargo, Hank James, and Frank Dalton)
-NWA World Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Johnny Fargo)
-Panama City Champion
-TSW Arkansas Junior Heavyweight 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, and Jacques Goulet)
Affiliates: Ray Stevens, Jackie Fargo, Jimmy Fargo, Jim Dalton, Frank Dalton, Kenny McMullen, Frank Dillinger/Kenny Mack, Jim Dillinger/Chris Colt, Johnny Fargo/Greg Valentine, Ronnie Fargo, Jacques Goulet, Al Galento, Robert Gibson, Rip Tyler, Hank James, Bobby Davis, Sonny Fargo, Pat Fargo
Notable Feuds: Bill Dundee, Chris Colt, Billy Colt, Jerry Lawler, Tony Parisi, Dominic DeNucci, Scott Casey, Pat Fraley, Fred Fraley, Harvey Lee, Ricky Cox, Nick Kozak, Jerry Kozak, Ricky Romero, Mike Clancy, Bob Ellis, Ciclone Negro, Frankie Talaber, Alfred Hayes, Les Thornton, Tommy Gilbert, Moose Morowski, Terry Funk, Dory Funk, Dory Funk, Jr., Bobo Brazil, Bobby Fields, Alex Pérez, Don Fields, Red Bastien, Tex Riley, Pepper Gómez, Karl Von Brauner, Kurt Von Brauner. Joe Scarpello, Len Rossi, Bull Curry, Ricki Starr
Other Facts: -Real name was Don Kalt
-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
-As Jack Dalton [1st], he was billed from Cass County, MO
-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.
-Grandfather of pro wrestler Ron Fargo
-A Fonzo Fargo, he used the nickname "The Fonz"
-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.
-1952 Mr. Bodybuilding contest winner
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2009
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014 (w/ Jackie Fargo as The Fabulous Fargo Brothers)
-His autobiography "The Hard Way" was released in 2014
-Passed away November 8, 2015 at the age of 85 from cancer
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