[2] He then began wrestling in Nashville, Tennessee, under the tutelage of promoter Nick Gulas.

White then began to wrestle for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation where he faced opponents such as Johnny Rodz, Chief Jay Strongbow (Joe Scarpa), Jimmy Valiant, Victor Rivera and Don Muraco from 1971 to 1975.

[2] White toured for both All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling and had a successful run in World Class Championship Wrestling winning the Texas Tag Team title with El Gran Goliath on February 26, 1979, before moving on to the Eastern territories.

[2] In high school, White participated in amateur wrestling, football, and baseball.

[2] In addition, he was a truck driver, certified scuba diver, and professional wrestling trainer.