- Professional wrestler
- Former WWF Intercontinental Champion
- Younger brother of former Seattle Seahawks coach, Jack Patera.
- In 1971, Ken won four gold medals at the Pan American games.
- In 1978, Ken challenged WWWF World Champion, Bob Backlund, on several live events.
- Ken trained with Verne Gagne and made his pro wrestling debut in 1973.
- Won PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in 1977 and 1981.
- A band called "The Swinging Neckbreakers" claim to have taken their name from watching him wrestle when they were growing up.
- Notable title wins include: Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight (2); Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles with Big John Studd (John Minton); WWF Intercontinental title; Missouri Heavyweight title; Georgia Heavyweight title; Missouri Heavyweight title; AWA Tag Team titles with Jerry Blackwell; AWA Tag Team titles with Brad Rheingans.
- Patera went on to wrestle for the PWA and on independent cards primarily in the Minnesota area well into the 1990s, sometimes even promoting his own events.
- Good friends with Caitlyn Jenner.
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