Herb Parks was born in Canada and started wrestling in 1932 in Canada. He wrestled in Canada, England, Pacific Northwest, and in California. He held the Canadian Lightheavyweight title and the Pacific Coast Junior heavyweight title. He also teamed with Ripper Leone and they held the NWA Southwest Tag Team Titles. He had matches against some big names such as Dory Funk, Danny McShain, Bob Geigel, and Dory Detton. Some of his tag team partners were Ace Freeman, Bob Geigel, Rufus Jones, & Dory Funk.