THE BARRY DARSOW TRILOGY: MRS. DARSOW'S BABY BOY COMES HOME

"I guess what I'm trying to say is, if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change."

- Rocky Balboa, Rocky IV

Editor's note: For the first two installments of the Barry Darsow story, please click here for part one and here for part two.

We pick up our odyssey in the mid-nineties, just after the Blacktop Bully had made his last stop in WCW. Just like Repo, Smash and the Krusher before him, BB disappeared and with him, a small piece of Barry Darsow disappeared as well.

Around this time in the suburban twin cities of Minnesota, there were rumbling of a possible Barry Darsow sighting. Surely, they had to be false, people said. How could a man who had disappeared for so long return? It was a miracle! Barry Darsow had resurfaced.

But something was different about Barry. His lifelong passions such as heavy metal and Soviet Union history had changed. He had found a new focus in life: golf. After a brief return to normalcy, Barry disappeared again, seemingly to dedicate his life to his new athletic pursuit.

So, it may come as no surprise where he would show up next.

In 1997, a new face burst on the scene in WCW, and he took the organization by storm. Calling himself "Hole in One" Barry Darsow, this amazing man was able to combine his two passions and make them one.

He was a true renaissance man. Following in the foot steps of Danny Ainge, Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson, he was a true two-sport star. In 1999, he ranked #1,608 in ESPN's SportsCentury Athlete of the 20th Century polling.

Unfortunately, "Hole in One" wasn't able to translate his success on the links into the squared circle. His won-loss record left much to be desired. And seemingly just as soon as he came in WCW, he had left.

Most agree that he moved down to Florida where he took up residency as the local pro at one of the top country clubs in South Beach.

Of course, one question always lingered: Were Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, Smash, Blacktop Bully, and Mr. Hole in One in fact one in the same? Had Barry Darsow been the unknown identity for all of these men? Impossible, most say. But if anyone could do, it would be Barry D.

Which brings us to present day.

Today, Barry Darsow is everyman. A loving father, a suburban Minnesotan, a gentleman and a friend. He continues to be mum about his past and his passion for golf seems to have waned. A female powerlifter in Minnesota has a website devoted to Barry, which chronicles not only what a true gentleman he is, but also the day they met, their first lunch date, his current job as Account Executive with Management Resources Solutions and some fun trivia to bust out with your friends at the next boy-girl mixer.

There's also a chance to get a customized full color autograph of Demolition Smash at the site-for the low, low price of $34.95.

This lady obviously wants a massive piece of Big Daddy Barry.

But that's nothing new for BD.

He has truly found peace in his life. We know he is an account executive, but was he Krusher Kruschev? Was he Repo Man? Where was he for 15 years?

He won't divulge, instead saying that he spent that period of time doing what any true renaissance man would do: finding himself, trying new things and exploring his life.

But as its been said before, if anyone can be a Mother Russia loyalist, a face-painted buttless chap-wearing toughman, a reposesser, a truck driver a golf pro and an account executive without missing a beat, it's Barry Darsow.

Barry Darsow, we salute you. You are truly one of yesterday's heroes.