He instead enlisted in the United States Navy and played for one of that branch's organized military service teams, the Great Lakes Bluejackets.

Following his football career, Levy was a professional wrestler in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice.

[1] Levy attended West High School in Minneapolis, where he won a total of twelve letters in wrestling, football, baseball and hockey.

[3] The Gophers won the national championship in 1940 and 1941, finishing with an 8–0 record both seasons while Levy earned All-American honors both years.

[2] Levy participated in collegiate wrestling, winning the NCAA heavyweight championship in 1941, becoming the first Golden Gopher to do so and also earned All-American honors the same year.

[2][11] Levy, who played guard, was regarded as a large lineman by the standards of his era, standing 6'0" and weighing 260 pounds.

[13] When the Rams moved to Los Angeles in 1946, Levy followed, signing a one-year contract in March 1946 and appearing in ten games for the team in 1946.

[3][12] He then played in 25 games for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1947 to 1948, earning All-AAFC first-team honors in his final year.

He was a two-time NWA World Tag Team champion, first with Verne Gagne and later with Leo Nomellini, both of whom also played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.