Jack and Jerry Brisco were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at WM24 in Orlando. Jack was a former NWA Champion who was universally considered as one of the greatest in ring technicians to ever lace up a pair of boots.

Jack passed away Monday morning at the at of 68 as a result of complications after under going heart surgery a week or so ago.

Brisco was a national champion at 191 pounds at Oklahoma State for HOF coach Myron Roderick.  Oklahoma football coach Bud Wilkinson did his best to recruit the Choctaw/Chickasaw Native American to come to OU to play fullback and linebacker in addition to wrestling for the Sooners. Roderick closed the deal when he promised to get life long pro wrestling fan Jack into pro wrestling via OSU alum and former NCAA Champion Lee Roy McGuirk who was the promoter in the Oklahoma area territory. Jack had been a fan of pro wrestling his entire life of which Roderick parlayed.

After winning three state championships in high school at Blackwell, Oklahoma, Jack capped his Oklahoma State career with an undefeated Junior season and his National Championship.

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