WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: "Dandy" Jack Donovan Real Name: Joe Jack Dunnavant Birthday: November 24, 1928 Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama Marital Status: Formerly with Verne Bottoms Now Married to Shirley Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Lorenzo Parente Chuck Karbo Danny Hodge
Jack Donovan was a long-time heel Southeastern wrestler and manager in the 60s and 70s.. 1968: Jack Donavan caused a riot during a match with Danny Hodge in Oklahoma City and had to fight their way to the locker-room.. ~~~Both wrestlers likewise received minor knife wounds that required a trip to the emergency room at the local hospital! Jack Donovan formed a successful tag team with Handsome Ronnie Reed (Ron Read aka Buddy Colt).. Jack Donovan's valet/manager, Verne Bottoms, was also his common law wife... November 27, 2004: Jack Donovan passed away at the age of 76 after an accident at a construction site he was working at.. ~~~In a shocking twist, Jack Donovan had recently winning a very serious battle with Cancer.. Bill Sellier wrote: Jack Donovan's real, legal name was Joe Jack Dunnavant, not John Dunnivant. I was a long-time friend of his, and am still close friends with his widow, Shirley, who resides in Montgomery, Alabama