Skull Murphy (left) with tag-team partner Brute Bernard. Provided photo. Skull Murphy. Last Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Skull Murphy.

One of the many wrestling tag teams that dominated the Crockett territory during the ‘60s was the villainous tandem of Skull Murphy and Brute Bernard. John Ringley knew both men well.

Bernard "Brute" Dzido, age 63 of Flint and Durand, died April 21 at Genesys Regional Medical Center. Dzido was a graduate of Flint Northwestern High School and served in the U.S. Army during the ...