Luke Joseph Scarpa (October 4, 1928 – April 3, 2012) was an American

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and WWE Hall of Famer who was best known by the

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Chief Jay Strongbow. Much like his contemporary

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, he portrayed a Native American wrestler, who wore a

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to the ring and would "go on the warpath" when the fans started cheering him against an opponent. In reality (and unlike McDaniel, who was an actual

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Native-American), Jay was an

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who much like actor

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portrayed an Indian to stand-out more. His best accomplishments are in WWWF where he was a 4-time World Tag-Team Champion.

Professional wrestling career

National Wrestling Alliance (1947–1970)

Scarpa's wrestling career began in 1947, under his real name. He was trained by legendary second generation Native American wrestler

Chief Don Eagle Carl Donald Bell (August 25, 1925 – March 17, 1966), better known by his ring name Chief Don Eagle, was a Mohawk boxer and professional wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Kahnawake, Quebec, he became Boston's AWA World Heav ...

. He was a standout in the Georgia and Florida territories of the

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throughout the 1950s and 1960s, winning several championships and becoming a fan favorite. He won the NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team titles with Chief Little Eagle in Georgia Championship wrestling in 1965. During his time in Georgia he was also the Inaugural

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when he won an 8-man tournament by beating Assassin #2 in the finals.By the time he went over to WWWF, he was already a 12 Tag-Team and 6 Time singles champion.

World Wide Wrestling Federation (1970–1979)

In 1970, Scarpa began working for

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as Chief Jay Strongbow, a Native American gimmick complete with a traditional headdress and Native themed wrestling moves. He feuded with the likes of "The Golden Greek" Spiros Arion, "Handsome Jimmy" Valiant, and

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, nearly winning the

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. A memorable match against "Iron Mike" McCord featured Strongbow applying his sleeper hold. But

Lou Albano Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1 ...

, McCord's manager, interfered by smashing a cast on the Chief's forehead. It was alleged that Strongbow had previously jumped Albano in the locker room, breaking his arm. McCord was disqualified, but Strongbow was cut wide open by Albano's blows. Strongbow settled the score in front of a sold-out crowd at

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, beating Captain Lou Albano convincingly. Strongbow picked up a win at Madison Square Garden in the summer of 1970, shortly after he entered the WWWF, pinning top contender Crusher Verdu, who was managed by Lou Albano. In 1975, he began feuding with Spiros Arion. Arion, a popular and seemingly unbeatable

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, returned to the WWWF after an absence and teamed with Strongbow. Arion turned on Strongbow, destroying his headdress on Philadelphia television after he had tied Strongbow in the ropes, and rubbed the feathers in his face. Arion was now a

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, and pinned Strongbow in eastern arenas as he went on to challenge champion

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. Strongbow won his first WWWF World Tag Team Championship on May 22, 1972 with partner Sonny King. They defeated the team of

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and

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. Strongbow and King held the title for a month before losing it to the team of

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and

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on June 27. Four and a half years later, on December 7, 1976, Strongbow won his second WWWF World Tag Team Championship, this time with partner

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. The team won the title in a three-team tournament, defeating The Executioners and

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and

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. Their reign was cut short in August 1977 when the belts were vacated due to White Wolf suffering a neck injury at the hands of

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's Swinging Neckbreaker. In October 1978, Strongbow came to blows with his tag-team partner, 'High Chief' Peter Maivia in a match with

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, both of them feuding over who should start the match. When things seemed to settle, Maivia came up behind Strongbow and clubbed him on the back of the head before walking off back to the dressing room leaving Strongbow to be assaulted by the Yukon Lumberjacks. In 1979, he feuded with

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, who broke Strongbow's leg. The two wrestled all over the WWF circuit, including an "Indian Strap match" at Madison Square Garden on July 30, 1979.

Big Time Wrestling (1976)

Strongbow also competed for The Sheik's Big Time Wrestling promotion in Detroit. He had a memorable feud with "Bulldog" Don Kent, which culminated in a "shark cage match" in 1976. Strongbow and Kent fought inside of a small shark cage, with the first man to escape being declared the winner. With an assist from fellow fan favorite

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, Strongbow was able to escape the shark cage victorious.

NWA Georgia / Mid-Atlantic and other territories (1980-1981)

After wrestling in the WWF for 9 years, Strongbow went to work for

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and

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. In Detroit he feuded with Don Kent once again. Then he feuded with

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in Georgia. He won the

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defeating Luke Graham on October 11, 1980 in Puerto Rico. Then dropped the title on December 20 to Danny Condrey. In 1981 he went to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling where he feuded with Kevin Sullivan.

World Wrestling Federation (1982–1986)

In 1982, Strongbow formed a tag team with his on-screen brother,

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. On June 28, the Strongbows won the tag team championship from the team of Mr. Fuji and

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's Madison Square Garden. During the match, special guest referee

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counted the winning fall, but did not see Fuji's foot draped over the bottom rope. On the July 13 episode of ''

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'', the Strongbows lost the titles back to Fuji and Saito, but on the October 26 episode of ''Championship Wrestling'', the Strongbows defeated Fuji and Saito for their second WWF Tag Team Championship reign as a team. On the March 8, 1983 episode of ''Championship Wrestling'', the Strongbows lost the titles to

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( Afa and Sika). After failing in regaining the belts, the Strongbows disbanded.

Retirement (1986–2011)

Strongbow retired in 1986, but would still step back into the ring from time to time, most notably for a legends

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in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1987. In retirement, Strongbow became a WWF road agent and worked in the company's front office. He also participated in a 1994 storyline in which he mentored Tatanka (an actual Native American of the

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tribe). Strongbow was inducted into the

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. Strongbow's last appearance in WWE was a brief appearance on the November 17, 2008 episode of ''

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'' when

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introduced him to the audience in Atlanta.

Personal life

His son, Joe Jr. wrestled in the 1980s and early 1990s mainly as Mark Pyle and Mark Young in the WWF from 1986–1990 and Vince Young in WCW. Joe Jr. died in 2016 at the age of 48. He also has a daughter Connie Pacheco of Portland, Oregon. Following his retirement, he lived in a farm in Georgia.

Death

Scarpa fell at his home in late 2011 and was hospitalized. He died in that hospital on April 3, 2012, at the age of 83. He was buried in Griffin, Georgia.

Championships and accomplishments

* Georgia Championship Wrestling **

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( 1 time) - with Chief Little Eagle **

(1 time) *

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** NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-Atlantic version)'' (

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** NWA Brass Knuckles Championship ''(Florida version)'' (

) **

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( 1 time) ** NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'' ( 3 times) - with

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** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'' ( 1 time) - with

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** NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) ** NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Gulf Coast version)'' (

) - with

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( 3 times) - with Lester Welch (2) and Alex Perez (1) ** NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (''Alabama version'') ( 1 time) * Mid-South Sports **

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( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) - with

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** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Georgia version)'' ( 1 time) - with

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'' **

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(1973) **

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(1979) **PWI ranked him # 214 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. *

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**( Class of 2009) *

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( 1 time) * World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation ** WWWF / WWF Tag Team Championship ( 4 times) - with Sonny King (1),

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(2) **

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References

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