Jack-Brisco-Obituary

Jack Brisco

Odessa, Florida

68

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Jack Brisco, a former professional wrestler who lived in Odessa, died Monday morning due to complications from heart bypass surgery he had Jan. 2. He was 68. Brisco was Florida Heavyweight Champion in 1969, Southern Heavyweight Champion in 1970 and was World Heavyweight Champion from 1973-75.

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I had a big crush on you when i was a little girl watching u wrestle on Saturday nights after the 11:00 News when i spent the night at at my grandmothers house here in NC.

I saw Jack Brisco many times in Little Rock. A great wrestler.

I was probably 20 years younger than Jack when I worked at the YMCA in North Tampa where he worked out right up until he passed away. I say worked out with a smile on my face because his workout was relaxing on the recumbent bicycle for an hour while talking with practically everyone in the gym. I´d tell him about watching him on TV as a kid, and he´d tell me a little about some of the wrestlers I remembered him wrestling. When I was a little boy, Jack was always the `good guy´ in the...

RIP

I met Jack Brisco after a match at the Greenville, SC Memorial Auditorium, now known as the Bi-Lo Center. Jack & brother Jerry had just successfully defended their world tag team titles and were making their way back toward the dressing room. I had been a big admirer & fan of Jack while watching him wrestle throughout South Florida and the Mid-Atlantic area. And I was elated that he took the time to stop and shake my hand when I put it in front of him when he was about to walk by. I was 19...

I remember seeing a Jack Brisco vs Ken Lucas in Mobile for the BE A world championship. I think I was around 9 or 10 at the time

HE WAS GREAT SAW HIM SEVERAL TIMES MUNICIPLE AUTITORIUM ATL AND OMNI MET HIM AT SOUTH DEKALB MALL IN1972 GREAT

I saw him wrestle in Miami he was so fluid a great man and wrestler RIP

I remember watching Jack when I was a teenager. Much later in life I had the honor of being his mail carrier in Odessa. He was as nice a person as he was a great wrestler. He and his wife were great customers. I also delivered mail to his brother, Jerry. My belated sympathies go to the Brisco families.