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Buddy Colt

Nickname: Cowboy

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 235 lbs.

From: Bladensburg, MD

Birthday: Jan 13th

Pro Debut: June 4, 1962

Aliases: Ron Reed, Ron Reid, Masked Mr. Nils Anderson, Mr. Florida, Ty Colt

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, Amarillo (TX), Central States, (MO), Florida, Georgia, Hawaii

Finisher: Spinning Neckbreaker

Signature Moves: Thumb to the Throat

Career Highlights: -AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Tim Woods)
-NWA (Amarillo) North American Champion
-NWA Central States Champion (3x)
-NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Doug Gilbert)
-NWA Columbus Champion (4x)
-NWA Florida Champion (4x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (5x)
-NWA Florida Television Champion
-NWA (Georgia) Southeastern Champion (2x)
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA Georgia Champion (6x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ Roger Kirby)
-NWA Hawaii Champion
-NWA Macon Champion
-NWA Macon Tag Team Champion (5x; 1 each w/ Homer O'Dell, Karl Von Stroheim, Skandar Akbar, Big Bad John, and Harley Race)
-NWA Western States Champion
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Gorgeous George, Jr.)
-TSW North American Champion (2x)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Jack Donovan)

Affiliates: Jack Donovan, Laverne Bottoms, Homer O'Dell, Tim Woods, Doug Gilbert, Roger Kirby, Karl Von Stroheim, Skandar Akbar, Big Bad John, Harley Race, Gorgeous George, Jr., Billy Spears, George Drake, Chris Markoff, Phil Robley, The Assassin

Notable Feuds: Bill Dromo, Bob Armstrong, El Mongol, Paul Jones, Mr. Wrestling, Jack Brisco, Danny Hodge, Ron Fuller, Mr. Wrestling II, Roberto Soto, Dick Steinborn, Lorenzo Parente, Big Bad John, Doug Gilbert, Bob Geigel, Jerry Kozak, Ricky Romero, Klondike Bill, Eddie Graham, Mike Graham, Chati Yokouchi, Bill Watts, Skandar Akbar, Bob Griffin, Gorgeous George, Jr., Rocky Johnson, Bob Brown, Boris Malenko, Dale Lewis, Bobby Shane, Louis Tillet, Bob Orton, Sr., Nick Kozak, Robert Fuller, Terry Funk, Alberto Torres, Man Mountain Mike, Paul DeMarco, Tor Kamata, Bob Morse, Umanosuke Ueda, Grizzly Smith, Mark Lewin, Ramón Torres, George Scott, Vittorio Apollo, Strong Kobayashi, Oki Shikina, Cyclone Soto, Leo Garibaldi, Buddy Fuller, Salvador Dominguez, Fred Blassie, Nick Bockwinkel, Gene Anderson, Ole Anderson

Other Facts: -Real name was Ronald Read
-Joined the Marines and started working out on a regular basis to build up his muscle mass.
-Got involved with body building and placed second in the 1960 Mr. Washington DC bodybuilding contest.
-Formerly known as Ron Reed, not to be confused of the Major League Baseball pitcher of the same name. As Reed, he used the nicknames "Handsome" and "Cowboy"
-As Nils Anderson, he was billed as the brother of Gene, Lars & Ole Anderson. He wore a mask as Nils because he was competing as an amateur outside of pro wrestling and did not want to lose his amateur status.
-On February 20, 1975, Colt was piloting a Cessna 182 from Miami to Tampa with passengers Bobby Shane, Gary Hart, and Mike McCord (AKA Austin Idol). There was some bad weather, so Colt was forced to land at the airport on the nearby Davis Island but missed the landing and the engine stalled and they ended up crashing nose-first into the water. Colt, Hart, and McCord were all able to free themselves from the wreckage and swim to safety but Shane was not as lucky. He drowned and passed away at the age of 29. Colt's right ankle was shattered and his in-ring career ended at this point.
-After the plane crash, Colt spent the remainder of his career as a color commentator for the Florida wrestling television shows.
-Passed away March 3, 2021 at the age of 85.