ee . ▁He ▁is ▁working ▁for ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁as ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( P WF ) ▁chairman . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁career ▁ ▁Training ▁ ▁F unk ' s ▁career ▁in ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁just ▁after ▁a ▁college ▁football ▁career ▁with ▁West ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁( now ▁West ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ), ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁victory ▁over ▁Ohio ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas . ▁F unk ' s ▁first ▁match ▁was ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁Don ▁F argo ▁in ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas . ▁West ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁All ▁American ▁Jerry ▁Log an ▁was ▁in ▁F unk ' s ▁corner ▁and ▁F argo ' s ▁brother , ▁Jim , ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁corner . ▁F unk ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁whole ▁West ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁T asc osa ▁High ▁School ▁amateur ▁wrest ling ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁doing ▁his ▁student ▁teaching ▁as ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁T asc osa ▁High ▁wrest ling ▁team ▁under ▁coach ▁James ▁K yle . ▁ ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ▁( 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 8 7 ) ▁ ▁F unk ▁started ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas - based ▁Western ▁States ▁Sports ▁promotion ▁and ▁fought ▁Har ley ▁Race , ▁Iron ▁Mike ▁Di Bi ase ▁and ▁Wild ▁Bull ▁Cur ry . ▁He ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁rug ged ▁hard - h itting ▁style ▁that