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Buck Robley

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Buck Robley
Birth namePhilip Thompson Robley
Born(1945-01-19)January 19, 1945
Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
DiedMay 28, 2013(2013-05-28) (aged 68)[1]
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Buck Robley
Colonel Buck Robley
Col. Buck Robley
Phil Robley
Buckley Christopher George Robley III
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight253 lb (115 kg)[2]
Debut1968
Retired1988

Philip Thompson Robley (January 19, 1945 – May 28, 2013) was an American professional wrestler who worked as Col. Buck Robley mainly in the Mid-South/NWA Tri-State during the 1970s and early 1980s. Also worked in St. Louis, Florida, Kansas City and Japan.

Professional wrestling career

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Robley made his professional wrestling debut in Florida in 1968. In 1970, he made his debut in Nova Scotia, Canada working for the Eastern Sports Association.

In 1974, made his debut for Leroy McGuirk's NWA Tri-State (which changed its name to Mid-South Wrestling in 1979) where he became a household name in the territory (winning a majority of his tag team titles with Bill Watts).

He won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship in 1978 defeating Doug "Gashouse" Gilbert. He also won the Mid-South Tag Titles with Bill Watts and Junkyard Dog from 1979 to 1980.[3]

Given the nickname "Yellow Belly" because of the cowardly deeds he would do while in the ring. During his time in time in Mid-South, he often wore a yellow shirt which said "Don't Call Me Yellow" which was designed by Jim Ross.[4][5]

From 1981 to 1982, Robley did two tours for All Japan Pro Wrestling.

In 1982, Robley left Mid-South Wrestling.

In 1983, he was the last NWA Southeastern Brass Knuckles Championship to win the tile two times.

He managed Bob Sweetan, Lorenzo Parente and Bobby Hart.[6]

His last matches were in 1988 for Southern Championship Wrestling in Georgia where he was also the booker.

Death

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Robley passed away on May 28, 2013, from congestive heart failure and cancer at 68 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He had been sick for some time.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Buck Robley". Wrestlingdate.
  2. ^ "Buck Robley". Cagematch.
  3. ^ "Mid-South Wrestling".
  4. ^ "Oklafan.com v5 Beta > Bios > Buck Robley". www.oklafan.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Central States".
  6. ^ "Buck Robley | Online World of Wrestling".
  7. ^ Oliver, Greg (May 28, 2013). "Buck Robley, 'one of wrestling's brightest minds', dies". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Central States Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 255–256. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ^ "NWA World Tag Team Title (Central States)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
  10. ^ "NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) history". Solie.org. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  11. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "United States: Louisiana". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 233. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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