| Bob Brown | |
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Brown wrestles The Natural in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the West Four Wrestling Alliance during the early-1990s. |
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| Ring name(s) | Bob Brown[1] Bobo Brown[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg)[2] |
| Born | October 16, 1938[2] Shoal Lake, Manitoba[2] |
| Died | February 5, 1997 (aged 58)[2] Kansas City, Missouri[2] |
| Billed from | Kansas City, Missouri[1] |
| Trained by | Verne Gagne[1] Bronko Nagurski[1] |
| Debut | Late 1950s[1] |
| Retired | 1996[2] |
Robert Harold Brown[2] (October 16, 1938 – February 5, 1997)[2] was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown.
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Brown was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, but grew up in the Brooklands area of Winnipeg. He was given the nickname "Bulldog" in grade school. Brown worked as a police officer before becoming a professional wrestler.[2]
From 1969–1974 Brown wrestled for NWA All Star Wrestling in Vancouver and formed tag teams with Gene Kiniski and John Quinn. He also wrestled in the promotion in the early 1980s with Al Tomko and Buzz Tyler as his tag team partners.
Brown wrestled for NWA Central States were he won the Central States heavyweight and tag team titles. He often worked as booker for the Central States and several other promotions.[1]
Brown wrestled for Stampede Wrestling where he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship, alongside Kerry Brown, who was billed as Brown's son, but was actually his nephew. The pair defeated Chris Benoit and Biff Wellington for the championship on June 9, 1989. That same year, Brown began working as the color commentator for Stampede's television show, alongside Ed Whalan.[1] Brown retired from wrestling after a 33 year career in 1996, following a heart attack.[2]
Brown's brother, Doug Brown, is a wrestling promoter, and his son David worked as a professional wrestling referee under the name David Puttnam.[2] Brown was the uncle of Kerry Brown, who was a professional wrestler.[3]
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 in a casino in Kansas City, Missouri until his death on February 5, 1997.[2]