Career
Over three seasons, from 1975 to 1978, Troy played 68 regular season games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers. He then played in the American Hockey League for the Philadelphia Firebirds and New Haven Nighthawks. In 1980 he became an assistant coach with the Nighthawks.
Troy was hired by Vince McMahon to be the head coach and general manager of the Cape Cod Buccaneers for their inaugural season 1981-1982 season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League.
In their only season in the ACHL, the Buccaneers went 17-21-1. After the Buccaneers folded, Troy remained with McMahon as senior vice president of Titan Sports, Incorporated.
In 1983 he helped McMahon purchase the from his father, Vince McMahon, Senior Later that year, Troy reached an agreement with United States of America to replace Southwest Championship Wrestling on the network"s schedule.
The deal allowed the to be broadcast to 24 million homes a week (29% of homes that had cable) In 1987, he helped convince McMahon to test the pay-per-view market.
During a 1989 European tour, Troy used racial slurs during an argument with Koko B. Ware after which the dispute turned physical. Both Troy and Ware were fired as a result of the physical altercation. After leaving the, Troy worked as a boxing manager and promoter.
Fighters he managed included Ebo Elder, Robert Allen, and Jason Pires.
He also served as an executive producer for Mike Jarrell Promotions and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.