Robert Harold Brown (October 16, 1938 – February 5, 1997) was a Canadian

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, better known by his

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"Bulldog" Bob Brown.

Early life

Brown was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, but grew up in the

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area of

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. He was given the nickname "Bulldog" in grade school. Brown worked as a police officer before becoming a professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

Having worked as a policeman in Manitoba, Brown also played hockey. He started wrestling in 1962 in Manitoba and eventually worked in New Brunswick and Alberta as a smart alec heel. In interviews he often argued about the events that had happened by turning the facts around. From 1969–1974 and in the early 1980s, Brown wrestled for

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and formed tag teams with

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and John Quinn. In New Brunswick in the mid 1970s he fought Leo Burke and Stephen Petitpas. He also made appearances in Kansas City and St. Louis against

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and

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. Brown wrestled for NWA Central States where he won the Central States heavyweight and tag team titles. He often worked as booker for the Central States and several other promotions. Brown wrestled for

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where he won the

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, alongside Kerry Brown, who was billed as Brown's son, but was actually his nephew. The pair defeated

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and

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for the championship on June 9, 1989. That same year, Brown began working as the

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for Stampede's television show, alongside Ed Whalen. Brown retired from wrestling after a 37-year career in 1994, following a

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. He worked briefly for WWF as a referee.

Personal life and death

Brown's brother Doug is a wrestling promoter, and his son David worked as a professional wrestling referee under the name David Puttnam. Brown was the uncle of Kerry Brown, who was a professional wrestler. In 1996, Brown suffered a heart attack, and was pronounced dead twice before being revived. This caused him to retire from in-ring competition. Following his retirement, he worked as a security guard (along with

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- another professional wrestler) at a horse and dog racing track in Kansas City, Kansas and the formally named Flamingo Casino, now known as Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, Missouri until his death on February 5, 1997.

Championships and accomplishments

* Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling **AGPW North American Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Great Pogo Langie (1), Rick Valentine (1), and

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( 19 times) **

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( 12 times) – with

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(1),

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(1), Pat O'Connor (1),

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(1), Buzz Tyler (3),

(1), Mitsuo Hata (2), and the Cuban Assassin (1) ** NWA North American Tag Team Championship ''(Central States version)'' ( 5 times) – with

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** NWA United States Heavyweight Championship ''(Central States version)'' ( 1 time) ** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Central States version)'' ( 3 times) – with Al Hayes (1),

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(1), and

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(1) **NWA Heart of America Championship (1 time) **NWA Iowa Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Jack Daniels *

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( 1 time) – with The Patriot ** ESA North American Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *Madison Wrestling Club **MWC Heavyweight Championship (7 times) **MWC Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with John DePaulo (1), Bill Kochen (2), and Lorne Corlett (1) *

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** NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' ( 8 times) – with

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(2), John Quinn (3),

(2), and Al Tomko (1) ** NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' ( 1 time) – with Buzz Tyler ** NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' ( 3 times) *

** NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Calgary version)'' ( 1 time) – with Kerry Brown *

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( 1 time) - with

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( 1 time) - with Dale Veasey * West Four Wrestling Alliance **

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( 1 time)

References

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