Doc Sarpolis

His nickname was "Doc", and he purchased one-third of the Texas Wrestling Agency with Sigel and Burke.

Once known for junior heavyweights, the new ownership transformed Amarillo into an area featuring grapplers of all shapes and sizes.

[2] Sarpolis continued to pay membership dues and In August 1962 was elected president of the NWA.

[2] Even after Lou Thesz defeated Rogers for the NWA title in Toronto, Sarpolis continued to recognize Kiniski and then Dory Funk, Jr. as champion.

[2] At the August 1963 NWA convention in St. Louis, members worked to reach a solution and the Amarillo office agreed to recognize Thesz.

[3] Throughout the 1960s, Sarpolis and Funk, Sr. had working agreements with Sam Muchnick, Verne Gagne, Bob Geigel and Jim Barnett.

A second son also named Karl was born on November 20, 1924, lived in Chicago until his death on June 19, 1996.