Wallace was born on august 1, 1947 in chickasha, oklahoma. Today bill lives in boynton beach, florida but he was born in portland, indiana, and trained in wrestling during his high school years. A pioneer in the sport, he began his martial arts career as a karate pointfighter. Join facebook to connect with bill wallace and others you may know. William bill wallace august 1, 1947 january 30, 2012 was an american teacher and later an author of childrens books.
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