BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — March 2 marks the birthday of a local legend in Battle Creek. John W. Patterson, known across the city as “Pat,” was born 153 years ago. He was a Black barrier breaker who ...
Patterson even played an on-camera role in WWE’s wildly popular Attitude Era two decades ago as one of “Mr. McMahon’s” hilarious “Stooges” with cohort Gerald “Jerry” Brisco, with Patterson pinning ...