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Bobby Hart

Weight: 217 lbs.

From: North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Aliases: Dante, The Patriot

Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA, AWA, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Tennessee, World Championship Wrestling (Australia)

Signature Moves: Bodyslam, Hip-toss, Backflip

Career Highlights: -Austra-Asian Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Larry O'Day)
-AWA Mid American Tag Team Champion (4x; all w/ Lorenzo Parente)
-NWA (Alabama/Tennessee) World Tag Team Champion (7x; 4 w/ Lorenzo Parente; 3 w/ Mephisto)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Lorenzo Parente and Mephisto)
-NWA (Georgia) United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (11x; 10 w/ Mephisto; 1 w/ Lorenzo Parente)
-NWA (Mid-America) Tag Team Champion (5x; all w/ Lorenzo Parente)
-NWA (Mid-America) United States Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Lorenzo Parente)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 each w/ Lorenzo Parente and Karl Von Steiger)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Lorenzo Parente)

Affiliates: Saul Weingeroff, Lorenzo Parente, Buck Robley, Don Duffy, Percival A. Friend, Mephisto, Larry O'Day, Karl Von Steiger, Patriot #2

Notable Feuds: Paul DeMarco, Vincent Lopez, Salvador Dominguez, Jerry Lawler, The Interns, Tojo Yamamoto, Nick Kozak, Ricky Romero, Bob Roop, Woody Farmer, Terry Funk, Gordon Nelson, Dick Murdoch, Mr. Wrestling II, Jerry Kozak, Dory Funk, Jr., Cyclone Negro, Tony Charles, Bob Backlund

Other Facts: -Son of pro wrestler Frankie Hart
-Competed under a mask as Dante, not to be confused with wrestlers of the same name in the 1990s in California or early 2000s in Texas
-Competed under a mask as The Patriot or Patriot #1, not to be confused with any of The Patriots that competed in the 1990s and 2000s
-Wrestled to a draw against Jim Siskay in his first professional match
-Passed away from bone marrow cancer in 2001 at the age of 63