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Dorrance Earnest Funk: By the Numbers

Posted: Aug 6th 2026 By: Oklafan Staff

Oklafan recently acknowledged the death of pro wrestler Dorrance Earnest Funk, who competed as Dory Funk, Jr. and Hoss Funk. Below is a complete retrospective of his career as far as Oklafan is able to document. We have included a listing of all the Oklahoma matches Dorrance is known to have competed in, a win/loss record, a breakdown of singles and tag team matches and a year-by-year documentation of the number of matches he had in Oklahoma.

We hope that this record serves as a small reminder of the legacy that Dorrance left behind.
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Name: Dorrance Earnest Funk
Ring name(s): 3
Debut: 1963
Last Match: 2024
Oklahoma wrestling federations competed in: 2
Different titles held: 36
Total title reigns: 71
Win/Loss record in Oklahoma - 4-2-2
Singles Matches - 6
Tag Team Matches - 0

Match Results:

1971

5-3-71: NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. def. TSW United States Tag Team Champion The Spoiler (TSW)

5-7-71: NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. def. Danny Hodge in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match (TSW)

1972

2-21-72: NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. vs. Bill Watts (result unknown) (TSW)

5-1-72: NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. vs. NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge went to a draw (TSW)

7-24-72: TSW North American Champion Bill Watts def. NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. by DQ (TSW)

7-28-72: NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. vs. NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge (TSW)

1973

5-21-73: NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge def. NWA World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. (TSW)

?-?-73 (But after May 24, 1973) Dory Funk, Jr. def. Buck Robley in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match (NWA-West)

1976

?-?-76 NWA-West International Champion Dory Funk, Jr. def. The Super Destroyer (NWA-West)