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Bob Orton
Nickname: Cowboy; The Big O; The Kansas Tornado
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 250 lbs.
From: Kansas City, KS
Birthday: Jul 21st
Pro Debut: 1951
Aliases: Bob Orton, Sr., Rocky Fitzpatrick, The Zodiak, El Lobo
Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA-West, AWA, WWWF, Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Ohio, Stampede Wrestling (Canada)
Finisher: Piledriver
Career Highlights: -AWA Midwest Champion
-AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Mad Dog Vachon, 1 w/ Mike DiBiase)
-Nebraska Champion
-NWA Central States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Buddy Austin)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (6x)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Taurus, Hiro Matsuda & Bob Orton, Jr.)
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion
-NWA Missouri Champion
-WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Alfred Hayes)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Eddie Graham)
-NWA Heart of America Champion (2x)
-NWA Missouri Champion
-NWA (Ohio) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ The Great Scott)
-NWA Southwest Champion
Affiliates: Boris Malenko, Mad Dog Vachon, Mike DiBiase, Buddy Austin, Taurus, Hiro Matsuda, Bob Orton, Jr., Alfred Hayes, Eddie Graha, The Great Scott
Notable Feuds: Bob Ellis, Ronnie Etchison, Tommy O'Toole, Enrique Torres, Sonny Myers, Dave Simms
Other Facts: -Father of pro wrestlers Bob Orton, Jr. & Barry O
-Grandfather of pro wrestlers Randy Orton and Jasper Orton
-As Rocky Fitzpatrick, he also used the nickname "Cowboy"
-Close personal friend of actor Ed Asner. They were high school football teammates.
-Generally credited with having created the Piledriver. Some sources also claim that he innovated the move later known as the Pedigree.
-Wrestled under a mask as The Zodiak in the Florida and Georgia territories in 1972-73 and in California in 1975.
-Passed away July 16, 2006 at the age of 77 from a heart attack. He was cremated and had his ashes scattered on Mount Charleston in Las Vegas in April 2007.
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