Tourville competed as an amateur wrestler until he was spotted by local promoter Sylvio Samson, who started booking him.

[2] He found success while wrestling in Texas, winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Jay York among other titles.

[6] He often competed for world championships against such stars as Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, and Dory Funk Jr.[2][4] On June 3, 1971, Tyler and Crazy Luke Graham defeated Dick the Bruiser and The Sheik to become the inaugural WWWF World Tag Team Champions.

[2][7] Later that year, he would also face Pedro Morales at a show in Madison Square Garden during the main event for the WWWF Championship.

[1] On December 24, 1985, Tourville died in a car crash along with fellow wrestler Pierre 'Mad Dog' Lefébvre and referee Adrien Desbois in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve upon returning from a wrestling event in Chicoutimi, Québec.