LEE, BUDDY
(1932–1998)
LEE, BUDDY (b. Joseph Lioce [some sources give his name as Joseph Pino], Brooklyn, N.Y., October 7, 1932–February 13, 1998) Buddy Lee was the founder of one of the most successful talent agencies in Nashville, Buddy Lee Attractions. Lee was born in Brooklyn, and by the time he was eighteen was traveling the country as a professional wrestler. He spent fourteen years in the sport, picking up how to promote sporting events by osmosis. After he retired, Lee moved in 1955 to Columbia, South…