Johnny Sorrow Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisbury...725#fbLoggedOut Jackie Fargo CHINA GROVE - Jackie Fargo, pro-wrestling legend "The Fabulous One," died on June 24, 2013, surrounded by his family and friends. Born in Concord on June 26, 1930, he was the son of the late Lewis and Delmer Swink Faggart. Fargo began his career with his brother, Roughhouse, and was famous for wrestling primarily with the National Wrestling Alliance in the 1950s, continuing into the 1970s. He held tag team gold championships 45 times throughout his career and originated the famous "Fargo Strut," still implemented today by wrestlers, including Ric Flair, Jeff Jarrett and The Fabulous Ones. Included in his lengthy wrestling career, he was awarded the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship three times. Fargo was also credited for launching many careers such as Jerry "The King" Lawler. Fargo was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009. Retired in the late 1980s, Jackie maintained close relationships with the wrestling community and enjoyed appearances throughout the '90s and early 2000s. On June 19, 2002, Fargo appeared on the first NWA TNA weekly pay-per-view, along with other NWA legends. Noted for his outlandish and entertaining antics in the ring, Jackie will also be remembered for his warm smile, bigger than life personality and wonderful sense of humor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Stafford Fargo; brothers Robert Faggart, Sonny "Roughhouse" Faggart; and sister Kathleen Orbison. He is survived by his daughters, Brandy McKinney (husband Greg), of Salisbury, Charlotte Fargo Jacobs of Memphis, Tenn., and Jackie Mae Fargo Jacobs of Orange County, Calif.; granddaughters Ashley Nicole Jacobs and Jennifer Hope Jacobs; grandson Justin Jon-Fargo Jacobs; and two great-grandchildren. Service: The family will be receiving friends at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. followed by a celebration of Jackie's life, officiated by Bobby Fulton. Visitation is in the Linn-Honeycutt chapel at 7 p.m. Graveside services will be Thursday, June 27 at 9:30 a.m. at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Memorials: May be made to Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary, 220 Grace Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28146. Well, it'll be a Fantastic service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 And my first thought is "he was still alive?!", because in my mind he was 60 or so when I was born (in 1981), which would have made him in his 90s. Still for a pro wrestler he lived to around 173. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 What an unfortunate name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebottom Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Loved his work, I was watching some of his stuff about two months ago actually and loved his work with Tojo Yamamoto. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 What an unfortunate name....why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Referring to his real name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Ah. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Scott Bowden's Lawler interview is a great read. http://kentuckyfriedwrestling.com/theword2...d-jackie-fargo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 http://www.wwe.com/inside/jerry-lawler-on-...-fargo-26126343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Really? Nothing for my "Fantastic service" line? Sheesh, tough crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruiserBrody Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Really? Nothing for my "Fantastic service" line? Sheesh, tough crowd. Because his nickname was 'fabulous" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Really? Nothing for my "Fantastic service" line? Sheesh, tough crowd. Because his nickname was 'fabulous" ? Read the obit again. Especially the prt about who's doing the service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Really? Nothing for my "Fantastic service" line? Sheesh, tough crowd. Because his nickname was 'fabulous" ? Read the obit again. Especially the prt about who's doing the service. We were no selling it. Not entirely surprised Fulton became a man of the cloth, given the multiple mentions of his faith in the ROH shoot interview (not that it was annoying, just he did bring it up a few times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Really? Nothing for my "Fantastic service" line? Sheesh, tough crowd. Because his nickname was 'fabulous" ? Read the obit again. Especially the prt about who's doing the service. We were no selling it. Not entirely surprised Fulton became a man of the cloth, given the multiple mentions of his faith in the ROH shoot interview (not that it was annoying, just he did bring it up a few times). Shows what I know. I figured it was a different Fulton and it was just a funny coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Guitar Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 One of the first tapes I ever got when I started tape trading was a "Best of US regional" comp which had a ton of the Moondogs/ Fabulous Ones matches on it. Fargo subbed in one of the matches for Steve Keirn . You know how certain moments in wrestling are burned into your mind. This is one of those for me. One of the Moondogs is pounding on Fargo. If you were being polite it looked like Jackie was no selling and "hulking up". But to me it looked more like he was having a fit. "Who the fuck is this guy? He's old as dirt and looks like hell" I thought. He then proceeds to unload on the Moondogs as the MidSouth Coliseum go nuts with a great call from Lance Russell "Jackie Fargo might not know alot about wrestling,but he sure knows alot about fighting". Tremendous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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