Bobby Edward Duncum (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association from the late-1960s to the late-1980s. He is the father of the late professional wrestler Bobby Duncum Jr.
| Bobby Duncum | |
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 Duncum in 1967. | |
| Birth name | Bobby Edward Duncum |
| Born | August 14, 1944 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | West Texas A&M University |
| Children | Bobby Duncum Jr. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bobby Duncum Bob Duncum Lord Robert Duncum The Mummy Spoiler #2[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Austin, Texas, United States[2] |
| Trained by | Dory Funk Jr. |
| Debut | 1966 |
| Retired | 1986 |
American football career
editDuncum was a three-year letterman with the West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team from 1964 to 1966.[3] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the thirteenth round (331st overall) of the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft.[4] He appeared in four games with the Cardinals in 1968.
Professional wrestling career
editHis wrestling persona was that of a heel cowboy and he wrestled some of the top babyface stars of the era such as Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino in the WWWF/WWF. In the AWA, along with Nick Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens and Blackjack Lanza, he was a member of famous wrestling stable, managed by Bobby Heenan, known as The Heenan Family.[5] His famous catch phrase during interviews (and written phonetically) was "You unnastan?" ("you understand?"). His final match was on November 16, 1986, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, where he tag teamed with Lord Zoltan to defeat Troy Orndorff and Kurt Kaufman.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- American Wrestling Association
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
- NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Angelo Mosca
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Dick Murdoch (1 time), Don Jardine (1 time), and Killer Karl Kox (1 time)
- NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time)
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) - with Killer Karl Kox
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- Mid-South Sports / Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Stan Vachon
- NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (1 time)
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- Western States Sports
- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)
- NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Woody Farmer (1 time) and Dick Murdoch (1 time)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wrestler Profiles: Bobby Duncum Sr". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ a b c Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). "Captain Lou Albano". WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ "West Texas A&M University: Alumni Association". Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft Pick Transactions". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
External links
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- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Bobby Duncum at IMDb
- Bobby Duncum's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database