Dick Murdoch
| Dick Murdoch | |
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| Birth name | Hoyt Richard Murdoch |
| Born |
August 16, 1946 Waxahachie, Texas, United States |
| Died | June 15, 1996 (aged 49) Amarillo, Texas, United States |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Alma mater | West Texas State University |
| Spouse(s) | Janice Hix (m. 1966; div. 1973) |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Frankie Murdoch (father) Killer Tim Brooks (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Daddy Murdoch Black Ace Dick Murdoch The Invader Ron Carson Super Rodeo Machine The Texan |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg; 19.6 st) |
| Billed from | Waxahachie, Texas |
| Trained by |
Killer Karl Kox Bob Geigel Pat O'Connor |
| Debut | 1965 |
Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch (August 16, 1946 - June 15, 1996) was an American professional wrestler.
Murdoch was born in Waxahachie, Texas. A second-generation wrestler, the stepson of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, Dick Murdoch grew up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers fight all around Texas. Frank Murdoch held the NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship three times in his career. Murdoch attended Caprock High School, where he took part in amateur wrestling. After graduating, Murdoch attended West Texas State University.
Dick Murdoch started wrestling in 1965 as "Ron Carson" in a tag team with Don Carson. He soon started wrestling under his real name. In 1968, he formed a tag team that would continue throughout the early 1970s with Dusty Rhodes called "The Texas Outlaws". After splitting with Rhodes, he wrestled for Florida Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, and Mid-South Wrestling.
His most noted work as a wrestler came in Mid-South Wrestling in the early 1980s, where he teamed with Junkyard Dog. The pair was the most popular champions in the region, attracting the hardcore, working class white fans with his "Captain Redneck" persona and JYD drawing the support of the black fan base. Their feud with the Fabulous Freebirds was perhaps Mid-South's most compelling storyline.
In 1984, he went to the World Wrestling Federation and formed a tag team with Adrian Adonis that captured the World Tag Team Titles. He left the WWF in 1985 after dropping the tag-team title to The U.S. Express and wrestled in Mid-South Wrestling briefly before turning up in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986. He feuded with Ric Flair and attempted to win Flair's NWA World Title.
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