hiː lˈeɪɾɚ hæd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt ɹˈʌn ɪnðə wˈɜːld wˈaɪd ɹˈɛsəlɪŋ fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən, mˈænɪdʒd baɪ kˈɑːl. hˈoʊmɚɹ oʊdˈɛl, æz ɐn əpˈoʊnənt tə ðə tʃˈæmpiən bɹˈuːnoʊ sˌæmɑːɹtˈiːnoʊ.
He later had a short run in the World Wide Wrestling Federation, managed by Col. Homer O'Dell, as an opponent to the champion Bruno Sammartino.