- Father of wrestling legend, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
- On November 1, 1956, a match between Johnny Valentine and Chet Wallick in Regina, Saskatchewan, was stopped due to excessive blood loss.
- Was elected into the WWE Hall of Fame in March of 2004; award accepted by his son, Gregg "The Hammer" Valentine.
- Was involved in a plane crash in 1975 along with Ric Flair, Bob Bruggers and "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods. This left Valentine disabled until he passed away in 2001.
- Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006.
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