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Leroy Brown

Leroy Brown

Nickname: Bad Bad, Sweet Sweet

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 310 lbs

From: Savannah, GA

Birthday: Nov 30th

Pro Debut: 1978

Aliases: Leroy Rochester, Elijah Akeem, Georgia Sweets, Muhammad Jabbar

Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, SoCW, WCCW, NWA, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Polynesian (HI), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL), USA All Star Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Finisher: The Big Elbow

 

Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Kareem Muhammad)
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Ernie Ladd)
-NWA Americas Champion
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ Allen Coage)
-NWA (Florida) Global Tag Team Champion (w/ Kareem Muhammad)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Kareem Muhammad)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television Champion
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Tim Brooks)
-NWA (Toronto) Television Champion
-TASW 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Kamala & Kareem Muhammad)
-UWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Bill Irwin)

Affiliates: Kareem Muhammad, Skandar Akbar, J. J. Dillon, Adrian Street, Miss Linda, Oliver Humperdink, Ernie Ladd, Allen Coage, Tim Brooks, Bill Irwin, Devastation, Inc., Jim Holliday

Notable Feuds: John Studd, The Sheepherders, Allen Coage, Dusty Rhodes, Manny Fernández, Barry Windham, Scott Irwin, Greg Valentine, Ole Anderson, Mike Graham, Ricky Steamboat, Mike Rotundo, Mike Davis, Blackjack Mulligan, Masked Superstar, Roddy Piper, Junkyard Dog, Jimmy Valiant, Ivan Koloff, Don Diamond, Scott McGhee, Jimmy Garvin, Jack Brisco

Other Facts: -Real name was Roland Daniels
-Sometimes billed from Chicago, IL
-Not to be confused with the Leroy Brown who competed with Farmer Boy Ipo as 1/2 of the Samoan Connection.
-Got his ring name from the Jim Croce song "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" and also used the song as his entrance music. He may be the first modern era wrestler to use entrance music.
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of Neidhart's Raiders
-Former member of The House of Humperdink
-Former member of Devastation, Inc.
-Passed away on September 6, 1988 at the age of 38 due to a heart attack

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