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Bobby Duncum

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For his son, see Bobby Duncum Jr.

Bobby Duncum
Duncum in 1967.
Birth nameBobby Edward Duncum
Born (1944-08-14) August 14, 1944 (age 80)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma materWest Texas A&M University
ChildrenBobby Duncum Jr.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bobby Duncum
Bob Duncum
Lord Robert Duncum
The Mummy
Spoiler #2[1]
Billed height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[2]
Billed weight285 lb (129 kg)[2]
Billed fromAustin, Texas, United States[2]
Trained byDory Funk Jr.
Debut1966
Retired1986

Bobby Edward Duncum (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association from the late-1960s to the late-1980s. He is the father of the late professional wrestler Bobby Duncum Jr.

American football career

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Duncum was a three-year letterman with the West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team from 1964 to 1966.[3] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the thirteenth round (331st overall) of the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft.[4] He appeared in four games with the Cardinals in 1968.

Professional wrestling career

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His wrestling persona was that of a heel cowboy and he wrestled some of the top babyface stars of the era such as Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino in the WWWF/WWF. In the AWA, along with Nick Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens and Blackjack Lanza, he was a member of famous wrestling stable, managed by Bobby Heenan, known as The Heenan Family.[5] His famous catch phrase during interviews (and written phonetically) was "You unnastan?" ("you understand?"). His final match was on November 16, 1986, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, where he tag teamed with Lord Zoltan to defeat Troy Orndorff and Kurt Kaufman.

Championships and accomplishments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wrestler Profiles: Bobby Duncum Sr". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). "Captain Lou Albano". WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  3. ^ "West Texas A&M University: Alumni Association". Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft Pick Transactions". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
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