The year 1965 saw the birth of Michael Francis Foley aka Mick Foley in Bloomington, Indiana. His family relocated to Long Island shortly after his birth, where he attended Ward Melville High School.
He participated in wrestling and lacrosse while still in high school, together with actor Kevin James.
Foley went to see Jimmy Snuka, his favorite wrestler, compete at Madison Square Garden while he was a student at the State University of New York at Cortland. When Foley witnessed Snuka’s flying body splash maneuver from the top of the cage, he made the decision to take professional wrestling seriously.
