Frank Hoy

Frank Hoy
Ring name(s) Black Angus Campbell
Wild Angus
Rasputin
Billed weight 280 lb (130 kg)
Born Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Died 21 April 2005(2005-04-21)
Stranraer, Scotland
Billed from Scotland
Debut c. 1970
Retired 1982

Frances "Frank" Patrick Hoy (died 21 April 2005) was a Scottish professional wrestler who wrestled variously as Wild Angus, Angus Campbell, Black Angus Campbell or Rasputin (whilst wearing a wrestling mask). Although he spent most of his life in Scotland, Hoy was born in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.

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Biography

Wearing a long black beard and a kilt, Hoy wrestled as a heel, mostly in Europe (where he featured regularly on World of Sport in the United Kingdom during the 1970s), and managed one of his greatest achievements in 1978 when he captured the European Union Heavyweight Championship.

Hoy also wrestled in North America, initially with Stampede Wrestling and later in Central States Wrestling, where from around 1970 to 1973 he was a regular performer under the management of Percival A. Friend. Here his most notable feuds were against Buck Robley and Ox Baker. He also wrestled in Japan, including a notable 45-minute draw in 1978 at the Hakodate City Gym, Hokkaidō featuring Billy Robinson and himself against Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk.[1]

In later life Hoy ended his involvement with wrestling and, according to Harley Race, worked as a park ranger in Scotland. He died in his home town of Stranraer in 2005.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Horie, Masanori (1999-10-25). "View from the Rising Sun: The Funks 2000, Part 2". Rob Moore, Texas Wrestling Announcer. Archived from the original on 2001-10-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20011011225518/http://www.geocities.com/smokyrobmoore/jp102599.htm. 
  2. ^ "Gary Hart profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/g/gary-hart.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 

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