About David Von Erich
David Alan Adkisson (July 22, 1958 – February 10, 1984) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name David Von Erich. A member of the Von Erich family, he is best known for his appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling, the professional wrestling promotion in Dallas owned by his father, Fritz Von Erich, a professional wrestler. == Early life and education == Adkisson was named after his mother Doris' brother Eugene David Smith, who died of a brain tumor at 14, several months before David Adkisson was born in 1958. David and his brothers, Kevin and Kerry, loved to hunt and fish with their father. Hunting on the Von Erich ranch was quite an event. Many of their relatives and friends joined and sometimes the hunting group would be 20 or more; WCCW referee David Manning and WCCW announcer Bill Mercer often were among the group. Adkisson's first love in life was raising horses, which turned out to be very profitable for him. He raised and sold quarter horses and horses for show and made his own fortune that way, apart from the family business of wrestling. Adkisson was a high school basketball star and a football player at Lake Dallas High School in Corinth, Texas. He won a scholarship to North Texas State University in Denton to play basketball and football.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.