Career
Osborne was an amateur wrestler in both high school and in the United States Navy. Promoter First Rate (at Lloyd's) Haft first convinced him to try professional wrestling. His initial trainers were Ali Pasha and Karl Pojello.
Pojello convinced Osborne to shorten his ring name to Borne.
In the 1950s, he wrestled mostly in Texas and Pacific Northwest territories, becoming a mainstay in the NWA Pacific Northwest under promoter Don Owen. in 1953, he had a stint in Mexico, where he wrestled the Blue Demon. Throughout his career he wrestled for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Pat O"Connor, Gene Kiniski and Lou Thesz.
In the early 1960s in the Omaha territory for promoter Joe Dusek, Osborne had matches with Aging with Attitude World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne. He had an impact on up and coming wrestlers who spent time in the Pacific Northwest such as Roddy Piper, Rick Martel, Buddy Rose, Rip Oliver, Lonnie Mayne and Billy Jack Haynes.
Signature moves
Beard rake to the eyes
Reverse chinlock
Solar plexus punch
Top rope splash
Managers
Leo "The Lion" Newman
Nicknames
"Tough" Tony Borne
Cauliflower Alley Club
Other honoree (1997)
NWA All-Star Wrestling
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – with John Tolos
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – with John Tolos
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (9 times)
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (20 times) – with Editor Francis (1), Shag Thomas (2), Pat Patterson (1), Jay York (1), Professor Hiro (1), Mr.
Fuji (1), Moondog Mayne (11), Tony Marino (1) and The Skull (1)
Southwest Sports/World Class Championship Wrestling
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (4 times)
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Danny McShain (1) and Don Manoukian (1)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 time) - with Ivan the Terrible
Superstar Championship Wrestling
SCW Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Moondog Mayne.