Johnny De Fazio

Johnny De Fazio

Infobox Wrestler
name = Johnny De Fazo
names = "Jumpin' Johnny De Fazio


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resides = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniacite web|title=Wrestler Profiles: Johnny De Fazio|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/johnny-defazio.html|accessdate=2008-05-05]
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Johnny De Fazio, known to fans as Jumping Johnny De Fazio, is a former professional wrestler from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a fan favorite and was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrestled for the old Studio Wrestling program on WIIC-TV in Pittsburgh, hosted by Bill Cardille. He was a four time winner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation's Junior Heavyweight Championship. He also is active in the United Steelworkers of America (he is the union's director in Pennsylvania) and currently is an Allegheny County councilman.

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* [http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/council/atlg1.asp Johnny De Fazio, County Council At-Large]
* [http://members.aol.com/rcbac/local.htm Memories of Studio Wrestling]
* [http://www.steelbeltwrestling.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=53 George "The Animal" Steele says Johnny De Fazio could have been WWWF champion]
* [http://www.post-gazette.com/magazine/19981112killer1.asp Photo of Jumping Johnny De Fazio]


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