Jackie Fargo competed in Southeastern regional promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
15 Facts About Jackie Fargo
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Jackie Fargo was known for his blonde hair and "Fargo Strut" mannerism, having held 45 tag team championships throughout his career, with the likes of Don Fargo, Sonny "Roughhouse" Fargo, amongst others.
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Fargo's first experience with wrestling was as a teenager at the YMCA in Goldsboro, North Carolina; after he took part in the state championships, a local promoter suggested that Fargo could earn more money by switching to professional wrestling.
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Jackie Fargo was trained at the Quonset Auditorium in Bowling Green, Kentucky by Joe and Kenny Marshall, and first wrestled under the name "Wild Man Jackie Fargo".
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Jackie Fargo started his professional wrestling career around 1950 for Johnny Long in Atlanta.
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In 1952, Jackie Fargo wrestled in Cuba before serving in the Korean War.
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Jackie Fargo was a very successful tag team wrestler, having held tag team championships 45 times throughout his career.
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Jackie Fargo formed a famous tag team with Don Fargo as the Fabulous Fargos; together they won the NWA World Tag Team titles in 1958 and dominated the National Wrestling Alliance during the late 1950s.
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Jim Cornette credits Jackie Fargo with popularising wild brawls and the use of tables and chairs in wrestling in the Tennessee area, which he sees as one of the origins of the later 'hardcore' wrestling style.
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Jackie Fargo later teamed with George Gulas and Tojo Yamamoto to capture the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship title several times during the early 1970s, becoming the first NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions along with Gulas and Dennis Hall in November 1973.
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In 1972, Jackie Fargo had a notorious feud with Al Greene, who once during the feud shaved off Jackie Fargo's blonde hair.
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On June 19,2002, Jackie Fargo appeared on the first NWA-TNA Weekly pay per view along with other NWA legends.
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Jackie Fargo was hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs in December 2011.
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Jackie Fargo died on June 24,2013, after being hospitalized for a week for congestive heart failure.
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Jackie Fargo was survived by three daughters, one grandson, two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.