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

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

, 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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in Northern Ireland.

Professional wrestling career

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

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, mostly in Europe (where he featured regularly on '' World of Sport'' in the United Kingdom 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 North America, 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, Inc., operating 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, Nebr ...

, where from around 1970 to 1974 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 Japan, including a notable 45-minute draw in 1978 at the Hakodate City Gym,

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featuring

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and himself against

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and

Terry Funk Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his car ...

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

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, 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 *

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( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) ** NWA North American Tag Team Championship ''(Central States version)'' ( 1 time) – with Roger Kirby **NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) - with Ron Starr *Joint Promotions/All Star Wrestling **

( 1 time) *

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( 1 time) *

Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship The Stampede Wrestling 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, be ...

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