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Buddy Rogers (born Herman Gustav Rohde Jr.; February 20, 1921 – June 26, 1992), better known by the ring name "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, was an American professional wrestler who was one of the biggest professional wrestling stars in the beginning of the television era.
Mar 19, 2021 · POST Wrestling had the opportunity to interview Hornbaker about the process of putting Master of the Ring together, how Rogers is remembered, and breaking down the details of Rogers’ title loss to Thesz at Maple Leaf Garden in 1963.
When I heard of Buddy's death, I would have to say my reaction was shock. While it is not unusual for a man of his age to get sick, it was very surprising for it to be Buddy. Buddy was never sick and like I said ALWAYS in the BEST of shape.
Jan 4, 2018 · On June 26, 1992, the legendary Nature Boy Buddy Rogers passed away. He was 71 years old. According to Meltzer, Buddy "suffered three strokes over two weeks prior to his death. The second and third left him blind and paralyzed on one side of the body."
- How Buddy Rogers Got His Start in Wrestling
- Bucking The System and Paying For It
- The Death of Buddy Rogers
Buddy Rogers, born Herman Gustav Rhode Jr., was generally a restless young man. He’d conquered the Camden, New Jersey, sporting world, winning the local YMCA’s amateur wrestling title. He excelled in several sports, including boxing, football, track, and swimming. At 17, he joined a traveling circus as a wrestler, wrestling on the mat for real agai...
Except that Rogers was enough of a maverick that he wouldn’t always do what the NWA wanted him to do. He preferred to wrestle in the northeast, much to the dismay of the midwestern and southern promoters. But for Rogers, it was an easy decision: the money was better. Why work for smaller promoters (and smaller payoffs) when the money was there for ...
On June 26, 1992, Buddy Rogers died at 71 years old, after a series of strokes. He leaves a complicated legacy, but a lasting one. He was the first man to hold both the NWA world title and the WWWF/WWF/WWE world championship, and he invented the figure-four grapevine, the hold we know today as the figure-four leglock. Without the ‘Nature Boy’ and h...
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Buddy Rogers Also known as Dutch Rogers, Dutch Rohde, Herman Rohde, Wally Ward ... Cause of death: Herzinfarkt. Gender: male. Height: 6' 0" (183 cm) Weight: 235 lbs ...
