A mainstay of NWA Mid-America (later the Continental Wrestling Association), he served as a mentor to Jerry "The King" Lawler and The Fabulous Ones, among other wrestlers in the Memphis area.

[2] He formed a famous tag team with Don Fargo (real name Don Kalt) as the Fabulous Fargos;[1] together they won the NWA World Tag Team titles in 1958[4] and dominated the National Wrestling Alliance during the late 1950s.

Jackie and Don Fargo's match against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez was witnessed by a record-breaking 20,125 people at Madison Square Garden on March 30, 1957.

[1][10] This charismatic walk in the ring has been copied by other professional wrestlers including Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett and the Fabulous Ones.

[1] A longtime mentor to many younger wrestlers in the Memphis area, he later became involved in a feud with former protégé Jerry Lawler who defeated Fargo in a handicap match with Jim White for the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship on March 28, 1973.