Bobby Duncum Explained

Bobby Duncum
Birth Name:Bobby Edward Duncum
Names:Bobby Duncum
Bob Duncum
Lord Robert Duncum
The Mummy
Spoiler #2[1]
Height:6 ft 7 in[2]
Weight:285 lb
Birth Date:14 August 1944
Birth Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma Mater:West Texas A&M University
Billed:Austin, Texas, United States
Children:Bobby Duncum Jr.
Trainer:Dory Funk Jr.
Debut:1966
Retired:1986

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

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

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestler Profiles: Bobby Duncum Sr.. Online World of Wrestling. May 5, 2008.
  2. Book: WWE Encyclopedia. Captain Lou Albano. Shields. Brian. Sullivan. Kevin. 35. DK. 2009. 978-0-7566-4190-0. https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/35.
  3. Web site: West Texas A&M University: Alumni Association. March 4, 2020. October 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081743/http://www.buffalum.com/Notable%20Buffs.html. dead.
  4. Web site: 1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft Pick Transactions. www.prosportstransactions.com. March 4, 2020.
  5. Book: WWE Encyclopedia. Shields. Brian. Sullivan. Kevin. 36. DK. 2009. 978-0-7566-4190-0.