Jack Brisco
American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler (1941-2010)
傑克·布里斯科 · ジャック・ブリスコ
- Born
- 21 September 1941, Seminole
- Died
- 1 February 2010
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- professional wrestler, amateur wrestler
Freddie Joe "Jack" Brisco (September 21, 1941 – February 1, 2010) was an American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler. As an amateur for Oklahoma State, Brisco was two-time All-American and won the NCAA Division I national championship. He turned pro shortly after and performed for various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Tag Team Champion with his brother Gerald Brisco.
Brisco is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of his era. Legendary champion Lou Thesz described him as "one of the toughest and most highly skilled wrestlers of the last 50 years". Don Leo Jonathan called him "probably the greatest champion of the 20th century." In the late 1970s, the Brisco brothers discovered Terry Bollea, the future wrestling legend best known as Hulk Hogan, whom they introduced to Hiro Matsuda for training.
Awards and honours
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2502281 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.