Bobby Duncum Sr.

Bobby Duncum Sr.
Birth name Bobby Edward Duncum
Born (1944-08-14) August 14, 1944
Austin, Texas
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bobby Duncum
Big Bad Boddy
The Mummy
Spoiler #2[1]
Billed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2]
Billed weight 285 lb (129 kg)[2]
Billed from Austin, Texas[2]
Debut 1967[2]
Retired 1986

Bobby Edward Duncum Sr. (born August 14, 1944) is an American former professional wrestler from the late 1960s to late 1980s, performing for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association. He is the father of the late wrestler Bobby Duncum Jr.. His son died of an accidental overdose in January 2000.

Professional wrestling career

His 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 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.[3] His famous catch phrase during interviews (and written phonetically) was "You unnastan?" ("you understand?").

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. "Wrestler Profiles: Bobby Duncum Sr.". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  3. 1 2 Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  4. "Gary Hart profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

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