- Graduated from Wyandotte High School one year behind football team-mate and life long friend, Edward Asner. (1948)
- Father of sons Bob Orton and Barrymore Barlow.
- Grandfather of Randy Orton.
- Was 1/2 of the WWWF (now the WWE) World Tag-Team Champions with partner, wrestling legend Buddy Rogers, 1961-1962 holding the all-time attendance record for any event ever in the history of the old Madison Square Garden against Bearcat Wright and Argentina Antonio Rocca.
- One daughter, Rhonda Orton.
- Daughter Rhonda Orton, accompanied close friend 'Andre Rousimoff' during filming of The Princess Bride (1987) at Lee International Studios, Shepperton, UK. There she became acquainted with Wallace Shawn. As fate would have it, a decade later in 1997, Rhonda, a gaming industry professional in Las Vegas, was hired to coach Mr. Shawn as a blackjack dealer for _Vegas Vacation_ (1997).
- Notable Title Wins: NWA (Missouri) Heavyweight title; NWA (Southwest) Heavyweight title; NWA (Central States) Heavyweight title (2); NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title (6); NWA North American Tag Team title; NWA (Florida) Tag Team titles (2); Florida Tag Team titles (3)
- Retired in Las Vegas, Nevada (July 2000)
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