(1959-04-14) April 14, 1959 (age 65)[1] Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1]
Family
Sandy Barr (father) Art Barr (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
The Assassin[2] Jesse Barr Jimmy Jack Funk JJ Funk
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Billed weight
242 lb (110 kg)[3]
Billed from
Double Cross Ranch, Amarillo, Texas (as Jimmy Jack Funk)[3]
Trained by
Sandy Barr
Debut
1980
Retired
2016
Ferrin Barr Jr. (born April 14, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida under the ring name Jesse Barr and with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Jimmy Jack Funk. He is the son of wrestling promoter Sandy Barr and the elder brother to wrestler Art Barr.[4]
^ ab"Jesse Barr". IWD. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
^"Jimmy Jack Funk". The Accelerator. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
^ abcShields, Brian and Kevin Sullivan (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK/BradyGAMES. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^Oliver, Greg (2007-06-02). "Northwest mainstay Sandy Barr dies". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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