Part of his in-ring persona included the use of many football tactics, and it garnered Snyder a lot of national attention.

He had already been a regional champion in Montreal, Quebec, Canada when he made a name for himself by defeating Verne Gagne and winning the United States Championship at Marigold Arena in Chicago on April 7, 1956.

[1] Snyder was a regional champion in a myriad of territories that were affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

[2] The defeat of Mitsu Arakawa in September 1967 added the WWA title to Snyder's list of accomplishments.

On Bret Hart's greatest hits video Wilbur Snyder also gets a mention by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.