Angelo Poffo was born on April 10, 1925 in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. He was married to Judy Poffo. He died on March 4, 2010 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Wrestled in the 1970s and 1980s under a mask as "The Carpet Bagger" for Emile Dupre's Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.