Froelich was born in West Germany and emigrated to Canada in 1956 to avoid being drafted by the German army.

In 1960, he made his professional wrestling debut in Vancouver after he was trained by Canadian wrestler Rod Fenton.

[3] In 1966, Froelich made his debut for Pacific Northwest Wrestling and spent many years there.

[4] During his career, he worked in many countries in England, Puerto Rico, Japan, Fiji, Hawaii and Australia.

Froelich retired from wrestling in 1982 due to open heart and lung surgeries, knee and hip replacements.