Lisowski was born on July 11, 1926, and was raised by a Polish family in the Milwaukee suburb of South Milwaukee. Early … See more

Having developed a liking for professional wrestling, Lisowski continued training with Ivan Racy and Buck Tassie at Milwaukee's Eagles Club when he returned, eventually wrestling Marcel Buchet in his first recorded match late i… See more

In 1974, he and Dick the Bruiser starred in the movie The Wrestler, where they beat up a posse of mobsters on the big screen. Lisowski also pitched products in commercials for liquor stores and televisions… See more

Lisowski once worked as a guest conductor for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at a fundraising event.
In his later years, multiple surgeries on his hips and his knee crippled Lisowski, as well as heart by… See more