Jim Ross
| Jim Ross | |
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Ross at WWE No Mercy in 2007
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| Birth name | James William Ross |
| Born |
January 3, 1952 Fort Bragg, California |
| Residence | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Ross |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | JRsBarBQ.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jim Ross |
| Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Billed weight | 150 kg (331 lb) |
| Debut | 1974 |
James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3, 1952) is an American professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, actor, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he worked as a commentator and as a talent relations consultant. He currently works for Fox Sports, where he writes commentary on professional wrestling for Foxsports.com and occasionally does play-by-play for boxing and mixed martial arts. He is the lead announcer for New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV.
Ross was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. He is known affectionately as "Good ol' JR" and was widely regarded as the voice of the WWE. Outside of professional wrestling, Ross has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and beef jerky.
While attending Westville High School, Ross played the first base position on the Westville baseball team. Ross was a two-time all-conference football player for the Westville Yellowjackets in 1968–69. His maternal grandparents owned a general store in Westville, Oklahoma and his paternal grandfather, Dee Ross, owned an off-sale beer store and was a carpenter. Ross was also President of the Student Body, a 4-year letterman in basketball, and State Vice President of the Future Farmers of America where he was State Speech Champion in 1968. Ross was also named Honorable Mention on the 1969 High School All State Football team by the Tulsa World as a center.
During his time in college, Ross had spent some time commentating on college radio. With this experience, Ross was given a chance to be a sideline commentator when an announcer in one territory was unable to show up one night. Jim first worked in the NWA Tri-State area as a referee in 1974. He stayed as a referee there until 1977.
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