Francis Patrick Hoy (19 October 1934 – 21 April 2005) was a Scottish

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, better known by the

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s Black Angus Campbell, Wild Angus, and Rasputin (whilst wearing a

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Early life

Hoy was born in

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

Professional wrestling career

Wearing a long black beard and a kilt, Hoy wrestled as a

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, mostly in

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(where he featured regularly on '' World of Sport'' in the

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during the 1970s and 1980s), and managed one of his greatest achievements in 1978 when he captured the

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. Hoy also wrestled in

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, initially with

Stampede Wrestling Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta. For nearly 50 years, it was one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies. Originally established by Stu Hart in 1948, the prom ...

and later in

Central States Wrestling Heart of America Sports Attractions, also known as the Midwest Wrestling Association, Central States Wrestling and the World Wrestling Alliance, was an American professional wrestling promotion that ran shows mainly in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska ...

, where from around 1970 to 1973 he was a regular performer under the

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of Percival A. Friend. Here his most notable

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were against Buck Robley and

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. He also wrestled in

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, including a notable 45-minute draw in 1978 at the Hakodate City Gym,

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featuring

Billy Robinson William Alfred Robinson (18 September 1938 – 3 March 2014) was a British professional wrestler and wrestling instructor. Robinson was one of the few wrestlers who was successful in several continents (Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania ...

and himself against

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and

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. In later life Hoy ended his involvement with wrestling and, according to

Harley Race Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federatio ...

, worked as a

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in Scotland. He died in his home town of

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in 2005. His son, Steve McHoy aka Steve Casey, was also a professional wrestler.

Championships and accomplishments

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**World's Strongest Tag Determination League Technique Award (1978) – with

Real World Tag League 1978
at purolove.com retrieved October 7, 2018 *

NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that served as the main title for the National Wrestling Alliance promotion, NWA Central-States Championship Wrestling. For most of its existence, however, t ...

( 1 time) **

NWA Central States Television Championship The NWA Central States Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1977 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988. Because the championship ...

( 1 time) **

NWA North American Tag Team Championship The NWA North American Tag Team Championship is an inactive professional wrestling tag team championship that was used and defended in various territories throughout the National Wrestling Alliance., prior to its being purchased in 2017 by Billy ...

''(Central States version)'' ( 1 time) – with

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*Joint Promotions/All Star Wrestling **

( 1 time) *

Pacific Northwest Wrestling Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) (also known as Big Time Wrestling and Portland Wrestling) is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. T ...

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship The NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in its member promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, which promoted shows in the U.S. states of ...

( 1 time) *

Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming th ...

(

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)

References

External links

* * by Percival A. Friend
A pull-around with "Mad" Jock Cameron (long-time tag partner of Frank Hoy)
by Brian Elliott {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Black Angus 1934 births 2005 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States Male professional wrestlers from Northern Ireland People from Enniskillen Scottish male professional wrestlers Stampede Wrestling alumni Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Champions