Jules Strongbow

Last updated
Jules Strongbow
Birth nameFrancis Huntington [1]
Born (1952-11-29) November 29, 1952 (age 70)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Bruce Huntington
  • Chief Frank Hill
  • Chief Jules Strongbow [1]
  • Chief Running Hill
  • Frank Hill
  • Frankie Hill
  • Frank Running Hill
  • Jules Strongbow [1]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Debut1973
Retired2001 [1]

Francis Huntington (born November 29, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the early 1980s under the ring name Jules Strongbow, [lower-alpha 1] where he held the WWF World Tag Team Championship on two occasions with his kayfabe brother, Chief Jay Strongbow. [1] [3] [4]

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1973–1982)

Huntington debuted in 1973 as "Frank Hill", wrestling for professional wrestling promotions such as the American Wrestling Association.

In late 1979, he teamed with Wahoo McDaniel in the All Japan Pro Wrestling World's Strongest Tag Determination League tournament.

World Wrestling Federation (1982–1983)

In 1982, Huntington was hired by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He was renamed "Jules Strongbow" and placed into a tag team with Chief Jay Strongbow, who was billed as his brother. [4] They formed a noted tag team, known as the Strongbows. [4] On June 28, 1982, the Strongbows defeated the team of Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito for their first WWF Tag Team Championship. [5] On the July 13 edition of Championship Wrestling , the Strongbows lost the belts back to Fuji and Saito. [5] On the October 26 edition of Championship Wrestling, the Strongbows defeated Fuji and Saito for their second tag title reign. [5] They were defeated for the belts in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on the March 8, 1983, edition of Championship Wrestling by the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika). [5] Shortly after losing the title, Huntington left the WWF.

Independent circuit (1983–2001)

After leaving the WWF, Huntington later competed on the independent circuit for several years, most notably in top independent promotions such as the Pennsylvania-based National Wrestling Federation and Ohio's International Wrestling Alliance. He even wrestled in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) for a while. He retired in 2001.

Personal life

Unlike Joe Scarpa, an Italian-American who wrestled as Chief Jay Strongbow, Huntington is an actual Native American from the Stockbridge–Munsee tribe of the Mohican Nation in Wisconsin. [6]

Following his retirement from professional wrestling, Huntington volunteered with the Native American Students Association at Missouri State University. [1]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes

  1. There was an earlier "Jules Strongbow"—John Ralph Bilbo (1906–1975), who wrestled in the 1930s and, later, promoted in California through the 1950s. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freddie Blassie</span> American professional wrestler and manager (1918-2003)

Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. Renowned as "The Hollywood Fashion Plate", he was a one-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, and was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1994. He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestling heels, or villains, of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wahoo McDaniel</span> American football player and professional wrestler (1938–2002)

Edward Hugh McDaniel was an American Choctaw-Chickasaw professional American football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. McDaniel was a major star in the American Wrestling Association and prominent National Wrestling Alliance affiliated promotions such as Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, NWA Big Time Wrestling and, most notably, Jim Crockett Promotions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stan Stasiak</span> Canadian professional wrestler

George Emile Stipich was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stan Stasiak. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in the 1970s, where he won the WWWF Heavyweight Championship in 1973. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Valentine</span> American professional wrestler

Jonathan Anthony Wisniski is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ernie Ladd</span> American football player and professional wrestler (1938–2007)

Ernest Ladd, nicknamed "the Big Cat", was an American professional football player and professional wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship before being drafted in 1961 by the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). Ladd found success in the AFL as one of the largest players in professional football history at 6′9″ and 290 pounds. He helped the Chargers to four AFL championship games in five years, winning the championship with the team in 1963. He also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers. Ladd took up professional wrestling during the AFL offseason, and after a knee injury ended his football career turned to it full-time in 1969.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World Tag Team Championship (WWE)</span> Former mens professional wrestling championship

The World Tag Team Championship was the original professional wrestling world tag team championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, and the promotion's third tag team championship overall. Originally established by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) on June 3, 1971, it served as the only title for tag teams in the promotion until the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF) bought World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, which added their tag team championship. Both titles were unified in November 2001, retiring WCW's championship and continuing WWF's.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Harris (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler

Christopher Eric Harris is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Wildcat" Chris Harris. He is best known for his time with NWA Total Nonstop Action (TNA) as one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted alongside James Storm, where the duo won the NWA World Tag Team Championship six times. He is also known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Braden Walker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Muraco</span> American professional wrestler

Don Muraco is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1981 to 1988, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on two occasions and was crowned the inaugural winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 1985. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mr. Fuji</span> American professional wrestler and manager (1934–2016)

Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara was an American professional wrestler and manager, known professionally by his ring name Mr. Fuji. He was famous for often throwing salt in the eyes of fan favorite wrestlers. Notable wrestlers and tag teams managed by him include Don Muraco, Yokozuna and Demolition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricky Morton</span> American professional wrestler

Richard Wendell Morton is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit. He is the current GCW Television Champion, after pinning Matt Cardona at GCW Say You Will. For most of his career, Morton has performed with Robert Gibson as The Rock N' Roll Express, described as "the consummate baby face tag team". Morton has wrestled for multiple promotions in the United States including the Continental Wrestling Association, Mid-South Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling, as well as the Japanese promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and Wrestle Association R.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimmy Valiant</span> American professional wrestler

James Harold Fanning is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jimmy Valiant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adnan Al-Kaissie</span> Iraqi professional wrestler and wrestling manager

Adnan bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie, better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, is an Iraqi former professional wrestler and manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan. In 1971 he defeated André the Giant in Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, under the auspices of his former friend at high school Saddam Hussein. He competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). On December 7, 1976, he won the WWWF World tag team championship with Chief Jay Strongbow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stan Hansen</span> American professional wrestler

John Stanley Hansen II, best known as Stan "The Lariat" Hansen, is an American retired professional wrestler.

Leati Sika Amituana'i Anoa'i, better known as Sika Anoa'i or simply Sika, is an American Samoan retired professional wrestler. He is best known as one-half of the tag team The Wild Samoans with his brother Afa. Championships held by Anoa'i over the course of his career include the WWF World Tag Team Championship. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. He is a member of the Anoa'i family and the father of professional wrestlers Rosey and Roman Reigns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wild Samoans</span> Professional wrestling tag team

The Wild Samoans was the professional wrestling tag team of Afa Anoa'i and Sika Anoa'i in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The Samoans held 21 tag team championships around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chief Jay Strongbow</span> American professional wrestler (1928–2012)

Luke Joseph Scarpa was an American professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who was best known by the ring name Chief Jay Strongbow. Much like his contemporary Wahoo McDaniel, he portrayed a Native American wrestler, who wore a war bonnet to the ring and would "go on the warpath" when the fans started cheering him against an opponent. In reality, Jay was an Italian-American who much like actor Iron Eyes Cody portrayed an Indian to stand-out more. His best accomplishments are in WWWF where he was a 4-time World Tag-Team Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Garea</span> New Zealand professional wrestler

Anthony Gareljich is a New Zealand retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tony Garea. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masa Saito</span> Japanese professional wrestler (1942–2018)

Masanori Saito was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Saito or Masa Saito (マサ斎藤), who wrestled for 33 years around the world. He had success as a singles wrestler, winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1990, and as a tag team wrestler with multiple partners in various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Spoiler (wrestler)</span> Canadian professional wrestler (1940–2006)

Donald Delbert Jardine was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler. Jardine was a major star in various wrestling promotions. He worked in the World Wrestling Federation, first in 1974 and again from 1984 to 1986. But Jardine saw his greatest successes in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliated territories of Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling, which would eventually become known as World Class Championship Wrestling, from the early 1960s through the mid 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Professor Tanaka</span> American professional wrestler and actor

Charles J. Kalani Jr. was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and martial artist who, in fighting rings, was also known as Professor Toru Tanaka, or simply Professor Tanaka.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Davidson, Jennifer (April 24, 2009). "Former Pro-Wrestler Reflects on Career, Film "The Wrestler"". KSMU . Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. "John Ralph Bilbo". IMDb . Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. "Wrestler Profiles: Jules Strongbow". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  4. 1 2 3 "Chief Jay Strongbow's WWE Hall of Fame Profile". WWE . Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "World Tag Team Championship official title history". World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  6. Greer, Jamie (2020-11-26). "Indigenous Warriors: History Of Native American Pro Wrestlers". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  7. 1 2 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.