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Dory Funk Jr.

American professional wrestler and trainer

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born: 1941
died: 2026
age at death: 85
known for: professional wrestler

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Dorrance Earnest Funk, known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., was an American professional wrestler, promoter, booker, and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion. He held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for 1,563 days, from February 11, 1969, to May 24, 1973, the second-longest uninterrupted reign in the title's history behind Lou Thesz.

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