Nickname(s): Cowboy;
Outlaw
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 286 lbs
From: Pampa, TX
Pro Debut: 1975
Aliases: Sam Oliver Bass, Ron Garfield
Feds worked for: TSW,
WWF, Gulf Coast Wrestling (FL),
NWA, Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), Southeastern Championship Wrestling (AL/GA/TN), Pacific Northwest (OR), All-Japan (Japan), Full Impact Pro (FL)
Finisher: Texas Gourdbuster
Signature Moves: The Claw
Career Highlights: -AJPW International Tag Team Champion (w/
Stan Hansen)
-Mid-Southern Champion
-Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (w/
Stan Lane)
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Hiro Ota, Lonnie Mayne, &
Roddy Piper)
-NWA Bahamas Champion
-NWA (Central States) World Tag Team Champion (w/
Ken Mantell)
-NWA Florida Champion (2x)
-NWA (Florida) Global Tag Team Champion (w/ Barry Windham)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (4x, 3 w/
Black Bart, 1 w/
One Man Gang)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion
-NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/
Don Bass & Dutch Bass)
-NWA Mid-American Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Black Bart)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Brass Knucks Champion
-NWA National Champion
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ John Anson & Moondog Mayne)
-NWA Southeast Champion (2x)
-NWA Southeast Tag Team Champion (w/ Super Pro)
-NWA Television Champion
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Don Bass)
-TSW Brass Knuckles Champion
Affiliates: Black Bart, Hiro Ota, Lonnie Mayne, Roddy Piper, Ken Mantell, Maw Bass, James J. Dillon,
Oliver Humperdink, The Big C
Notable Feuds: Iron Sheik, Brutus Beefcake, Black Bart, Barry Windham
Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestlers Don Bass & Bobby Bass
-Son of manager Maw Bass.
-When Dutch Mantel competed as Dutch Bass, Ron was billed as his brother.
-In 1974, he briefly compete as Ron Garfield. He is not to be confused with the Ron Garfield who competed in Memphis later in the 1970s.
-Carried a whip to ringside called "Miss Betsy"
-Now retired and working as a sales representative for a major construction supply company.
-Ranked # 299 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 364 in the 1992 PWI 500
