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Petitioner was born in Baghdad, Iraq. In 1956 petitioner
came to the United States to attend the University of Houston,
Texas, on an athletic scholarship. In 1957 petitioner
transferred to Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and
Applied Science on a wrestling scholarship. He remained at
Oklahoma State University until the fall of 1960 when he
transferred to Portland State College, Portland, Oregon. Other
than one course taken at the University of Hawaii in 1961,
petitioner completed his undergraduate education at Portland
State College and received his B.S. degree in social science on
June 10, 1962. In 1964 petitioner received his master's degree
in education from the University of Oregon.
While in Portland, petitioner began wrestling professionally
under the name Billy Whitewolf. Between 1964 and 1969 petitioner
continued his professional wrestling in Portland, Oregon, and
Hawaii. In 1969 petitioner returned home to Baghdad, Iraq. He
returned to the United States in 1975 and began wrestling for the
World Wrestling Federation. In 1981 petitioner moved to
Minnesota to wrestle for the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling
Club (MBWC) and affiliated clubs. At that time he began to
wrestle under the name The Sheik. He continued to wrestle under
the name The Sheik throughout the years here involved. During
the years here in issue MBWC was owned and operated by Mr. Vern
Gagne. The Salt Lake City Wrestling Club, Bay Area Allstar
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