Ted dibiase

Both DiBiase's mother, Helen Hild, and his famed stepfather, "Iron" Mike DiBiase, were wrestlers. DiBiase lived in Omaha until Mike's sudden death in the ring in 1969 sent his mother into a deep depression, and necessitated DiBiase's moving to live with his grandparents in Arizona. (Later storylines had Ted's fortune coming from his father's will, but this was largely forgotten over time)
After graduating from high school, DiBiase was offered and accepted a wrestling scholarship at West Texas State University. While there he was trained by Dory Funk, Jr., and quickly dropped out of school to become a full-time grappler in Oklahoma.