- Began competing in Martial Arts competitions in 1963 and quickly won the 1963 South West Championships, the 1964 National Brown Belt Championships, and the International, National, and World Championships.
- Live-in boyfriend of Priscilla Presley from 1972 to 1975.
- He was voted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame in 1970 as "Fighter of the Year".
- He was the Undefeated World Professional Light/Heavy-weight Karate Champion from 1968 to 1974, when he retired from competition.
- Dated Michelle Pfeiffer.
- In the late '70s, he turned down a $200,000 advance offer from Random House to write a book about his romance with Priscilla Presley.
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