Fritz Von Erich: Master Of The Iron Claw
After graduating from high school at the Army & Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, Ron Mullinax spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps with a tour in Vietnam. When he came back to Texas, Ron attended junior college at Henderson County in Athens, Texas, and Tech School at DeVry Institute of Technology in Dallas, Texas. His background has been mostly in electronics and computers, spending seven years with GTE in Dallas, Texas. The major influence in his life and the motivation behind writing this book was a very interesting person by the name of Jack Adkisson, also known as Fritz Von Erich (Master of the Iron Claw). Fritz was a professional wrestler and Ron's childhood hero. Later in his life, Ron would not only meet his childhood hero, but he would also be by his side and holding his hand as Jack passed from this world. Before Jack Adkission died in 1997, he relayed his life's story and family tragedies to Ron, making him promise that he would write his story! in Jack's own words so that all the Von Erich fans around the world would be able to read the Von Erich story from Fritz Von Erich himself.