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Black Bart

Height: 6' 4"

Weight: 350 lbs

From: Pampa, TX

Birthday: Jan 30th

Pro Debut: 1975

Aliases: Ricky Harris, Hangman Harris, Man Mountain Mike Harris, Big Train Bart, Bart Johnson, El Lobo, Rick Harris

Feds Worked For: NWA, WCCW, PZWA, GWF, WCW, UWF, WWF, Continental Wrestling Association (TN/AL), CWA (TX), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Pro Wrestling Florida (FL), Texas Outlaw Promotions (TX)

Finisher: Texas Trash Compactor (Flying Leg Drop)

Career Highlights: -ACTS Champion
-CWA Memphis Champion (2x)
-CWA Tag Team Champion
-FCW/PWF Florida Tag Team Champion (2x, 1each w/ Bobby Jaggers and Tony Anthony)
-GWF Brass Knuckles Champion
-GWF Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Bill Irwin, Johnny Mantell, and John Hawk)
-NWA Alabama Champion (2x)
-NWA Florida Brass Knucks Champion
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (3x, w/ Ron Bass)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Brass Knucks Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Ron Bass)
-NWA National Champion
-WCCW World Champion

Affiliates: Bill Irwin, Johnny Mantell, John Hawk, Bobby Jaggers, Tony Anthony, Ron Bass, Deadeye Dick, Dutch Mantel, James J. Dillon, Devastation, Inc., Percival Pringle III, The Army of Darkness, Manny Fernandez, Outlaw, Inc., The Panama Gang

Notable Feuds: Ron Bass, Bill Irwin, Ronnie Garvin, Terry Taylor, Sam Houston, Dustin Rhodes, Mike Graham, The Nasty Boys, Dutch Mantell

Other Facts: -Real name was Richard Harris
-Son of professional wrestler George Harris (AKA Baby Blimp)
-Father of pro wrestler Black Bart, Jr.
-Sometimes billed from Pecos, TX or the Badlands of North Dakota
-As Ricky Harris, he used the nickname "Big"
-Was the first wrestler to be offered The Undertaker gimmick. He was released from WWF before he could start with it.
-Former member of The Desperados
-Former leader of Outlaw, Inc.
-Ranked # 355 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 212 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 136 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 261 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Passed away January 9, 2025. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to his liver a year earlier. Some records suggest he was born in 1948 and others say 1955, so his age at the time of death is in dispute.