Jimmy Hart
| Jimmy Hart | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hart in 2009 | |
| Birth name | James Ray Hart |
| Born | January 1, 1944 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jimmy Hart The Strapmaster The Mouth of the South The Colonel The Memphis Chicken |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 166 lb (75 kg) |
| Billed from | Memphis, Tennessee |
James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.
Hart has managed Andy Kaufman, The Honky Tonk Man, Bret Hart (no relation) and Jim Neidhart (The Hart Foundation), Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, Jerry "the King" Lawler, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Irwin R. Schyster, The Mountie, The Natural Disasters, Dino Bravo, the Nasty Boys, The Giant, and Hulk Hogan.
Before becoming involved with professional wrestling, Hart was a member of rock band the Gentrys, best known for their 1965 top five Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Keep on Dancing".
References
- 1 2 3 "Jimmy Hart profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ Keep on Dancing multiple versions, retrieved 2021-08-15
Other websites
Media related to Jimmy Hart at Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Hart on IMDb
- Memphis Wrestling History Archived November 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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