- learned amateur wrestling at his local YMCA branch - sought out Jack Pfefer to become a pro wrestler - Pfefer gave him his ring name of Angelo Savoldi - his sons and one grandson also went into pro wrestling - was a undercard Babyface in the WWWF late in his active career - active in the WWWF Office for many years - founded his own promotion with his sons in the 80s called ICW/IWCCW - with the OK by the WWF they promoted shows in old WWF towns that were frequented less often since the national expansion - this is where wrestlers like Tommy Dreamer and Taz had their first matches - as of now the oldest known living pro wrestler