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Buddy Roberts

Nickname: Jack; The Toast of the Coast; Pretty Boy; Freebird

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 225 lbs

From: Bad Street, Atlanta, GA

Birthday: May 16th

Pro Debut: 1965

Aliases: Dale Valentine, Buddy Smith, Dale Roberts, Dick Roberts, Dale Hey, The Black Terror

Feds Worked For: AWA, MSW, NWA, SoCW, TSW, UWF, WCCW, WWF, WWW, Championship Wrestling from Florida (Florida), Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada), National Wrestling Federation

Finisher: Spinning Neckbreaker

Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Brown)
-GPW Tag Team Champion (4x; w/ Jerry Brown)
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Gordy)
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (4x, w/ Jerry Brown)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Jerry Brown)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Brown)
-NWA North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Brown)
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWF North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Brown)
-Southwest Championship Wrestling Southwest Television Champion (3x)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (4x, w/ Jerry Brown)
-UWF Television Champion
-WCCW Television Champion
-WCCW World 6 Man Tag Team Champion (6x; 5x w/ Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy; 1 w/ Terry Gordy & King Parsons)

Affiliates: Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Jimmy Garvin, King Parsons, Samoan SWAT Team, Jerry Brown, Johnny Valentine, Sunshine, Oliver Humperdink, Dave Wolfe

Notable Feuds: The Von Erichs, Terry Taylor, Michael Hayes, Junkyard Dog

Other Facts: -Real name was Dale Hey
-Father of pro wrestler Buddy Roberts, Jr.
-Brother of pro wrestler Ronnie Roberts
-When he competed as Dale Valentine, he was billed as the brother of pro wrestler Johnny Valentine and uncle of pro wrestler Greg Valentine
-Born in Oklahoma but raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
-Several reports shows his hometown as Del City, OK
-While a member of The Hollywood Blonds, his hometown was listed as Hollywood, CA
-As Buddy Smith, he was billed from Akron, OH
-Got a huge break in his career when Jack Donovan broke his ankle in TSW. Donovan was supposed to team with Jerry Brown as the Hollywood Blonds, but Roberts, who had been a jobber in the fed, was bumped up to this position.
-Nicknamed Buddy Jack because his liquor of choice was Jack Daniels
-Didn't like to brush his teeth. Kevin Von Erich once cut his foot on the Buddy's foot by accident and it got infected.
-Was Mike Von Erich's first opponent.
-The first time the song "Badstreet USA" played was when Roberts came to the ring against David Von Erich on Nov. 14, 1983 in Ft. Worth, TX
-Appeared during the opening credits of the 1986 movie "Highlander" alongside his Freebird brethren.
-Was one of the many interviewees on WWE's "Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling" DVD. In the segments in which he appeared, he was with Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin.
-Former member of The Fabulous Freebirds
-Ranked # 122 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2008
-Passed away November 29, 2012 at the age of 65 after a bout with pneumonia.
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015 (w/ Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy as The Fabulous Freebirds)
-Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016 (w/ Jimmy Garvin, Terry Gordy, & Michael Hayes as The Fabulous Freebirds)