What made Curry all the more feared (and respected) is his toughness was no mere gimmick. Fred says, “Dad started in the 1930s, training with Adam Weissmuller (a top wrestling promoter) during AT shows. He could work it or shoot it – that’s what you had to do in those days to survive.” As a testament to his toughness, Curry faced the great Jack Dempsey, and even he felt his wrath. As a magazine of that time mentioned, “Bull didn’t win the match… but Dempsey will never be the same again.”

CAC president Red Bastien recalls, “Wild Bull Curry was one of the most frightening guys you could ever think of. Fans – even some wrestlers -- were legitimately scared out of their wits by him. Underneath all of that was a real wrestler. It’s little wonder he was one of the icons of my era.”

His gimmick was so original, he didn’t need anything but his face and his in-ring style. Bull’s maniacal expressions, insane eyes and bushy eyebrows gave him a look not to dissimilar to that of Mr. Hyde. Indeed, his looks were as crazed as the man, himself… and the people loved it. “He’d have them standing when they entered… and they’d be standing when he left,” said Fred. “He always stole the show.”

Fred followed his father’s footsteps, but established his own reputation as a straight-laced babyface. Now there’s a third generation of Currys in the wrestling business with young Rocket Curry, who is starting to make a name for himself on the independent scene.