Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, rose to superstardom as the face of the national expansion of the World Wrestling Federation, now WWE. Hogan, who grew up in Tampa and lived there his whole adult life, was also a business owner in Tampa, owning Hogan's Beach Shop and Hogan's Hangout.

Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1953 and raised in Tampa. Though Hogan attended wrestling shows growing up in Florida, he started his career in entertainment as a musician,