Career
Born John Pye on 9 July 1903 in Hindley near Wigan,
Dominic, was killed in a shotgun accident in February 1979 while shooting on his land in Mains Lane, Singleton near Blackpool. Jackey, died at the age of 12 in an accidental drowning. He also had an illegitimate son with Edith Tomlinson
John Paul b.
1966, in Blackpool, who now lives in Thailand working as a civil engineer
John Paul has two daughters, Emma Praew Tomlinson (born 4 June, 1999) and Jenny Ploy Tomlinson (born 16 July 2001). Jenny is a 14-year-old child model, singer, and actress who starred in a Thai Coke commercial in 2015.
Emma is a 16-year-old Muay Thai wrestler (aka Emmotionless, The Statue). John Pye was the eldest of 11 children, and he died in Blackpool Victoria hospital on 8 December 1985.
A bronze bust of Jack Pye which used to have a prominent place in the Castle Casino in Blackpool, is currently on display at Blackpool"s Stanley Park Sports Centre.
The bronze bust was donated to the Blackpool County Council due to its striking resemblance to Jack, which caused considerable discomfort to his surviving family. In 1933, Pye came close to beating Atholl Oakley for the British Heavyweight Championship. Jack Pye"s son, Dominic Pye was another family member to take up wrestling.
They both appeared in the 1967 film "Cuckoo Patrol" starring Freddie and the Dreamers.
Dominic Pye went on to train several professional wrestlers, such as "Mad" Jock Cameron, who became well-known on the British circuit in the 1960s. Jack Pye was presented with a Gold Jaeger-LeCoultre wrist watch as a retirement present in January 1964, the watch was presented by the Blackpool Tower Company Limited and Bill Best.
Pye also appeared in several films:
Wives Never Know 1936. Starring: Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland
Leave lieutenant to Maine (1937).
Starring: Sandy Powell.
lieutenant"s a Grand Life in 1953 (as a wrestler). Starring: Frank Randle and Diana Dors.
