Professional Wrestler, Promoter. Although his 40-year wrestling career (1957 to 2007) was confined mainly to the Northwestern United States, his activities as a promoter brought him widespread popularity in the wrestling world. Barr was renowned for giving his wrestlers the largest share of any profits he made, no matter how much or how little, often keeping just enough for himself to cover expenses. He was the father of wrestlers Art "The Love Machine" Barr, who proceeded him in death in 1994, and Jesse Barr who was known as "Jimmy Jack Funk" during his days with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He also owned "Sandy Barr's World Famous Flea Market" in Portland, Oregon. It was there, just a few weeks after his last match in May 2007, that Barr died of a heart attack at 69.
Professional Wrestler, Promoter. Although his 40-year wrestling career (1957 to 2007) was confined mainly to the Northwestern United States, his activities as a promoter brought him widespread popularity in the wrestling world. Barr was renowned for giving his wrestlers the largest share of any profits he made, no matter how much or how little, often keeping just enough for himself to cover expenses. He was the father of wrestlers Art "The Love Machine" Barr, who proceeded him in death in 1994, and Jesse Barr who was known as "Jimmy Jack Funk" during his days with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He also owned "Sandy Barr's World Famous Flea Market" in Portland, Oregon. It was there, just a few weeks after his last match in May 2007, that Barr died of a heart attack at 69.
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