Francis Huntington (born November 29, 1952) is an American retired

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. He is best known for his appearances with the

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(WWF) in the early 1980s under the

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Jules Strongbow, where he held the

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on two occasions with his

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brother,

Chief Jay Strongbow Luke Joseph Scarpa (October 4, 1928 – April 3, 2012) was an American professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who was best known by the ring name Chief Jay Strongbow. Much like his contemporary Wahoo McDaniel, he portrayed a Native Americ ...

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1973–1982)

Huntington debuted in 1973 as "Frank Hill", wrestling for

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s such as the

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. In late 1979, he teamed with

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in the

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tournament.

World Wrestling Federation (1982–1983)

In 1982, Huntington was hired by the

(WWF). He was renamed "Jules Strongbow" and placed into a tag team with

, who was billed as his brother. They formed a noted

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, known as the Strongbows. On June 28, 1982, the Strongbows defeated the team of

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and Mr. Saito for their first

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. On the July 13 edition of ''

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'', the Strongbows lost the belts back to Fuji and Saito. On the October 26 edition of ''Championship Wrestling'', the Strongbows defeated Fuji and Saito for their second tag title reign. They were defeated for the belts in

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, on the March 8, 1983, edition of ''Championship Wrestling'' by the Wild Samoans ( Afa and Sika). Shortly after losing the title, Huntington left the WWF.

Later career (1983–2001)

After leaving the WWF, Huntington later competed on the

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for several years, most notably in top independent promotions such as the Pennsylvania-based

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and Ohio's International Wrestling Alliance. He even wrestled in

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(WCCW) for a while. He retired in 2001.

Personal life

Unlike Joe Scarpa, an Italian-American who wrestled as Chief Jay Strongbow, Huntington is an actual Native American and enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of

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. Following his retirement from professional wrestling, Huntington volunteered with the Native American Students Association at

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Championships and accomplishments

*International Wrestling Association **IWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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(1 time) **NWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Al Bold Eagle (1 time) and Navajo Warrior (1 time) *

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(2 times) – with

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(1 time) and

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(1 time) *

(

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) – with

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strongbow, Jules 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Professional wrestlers from Nebraska American male professional wrestlers Native American professional wrestlers World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010) NWA Texas Heavyweight Champions