| Buddy Austin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Austin Wesley Rapes[1] |
| Born | February 27, 1929[1] Lovejoy, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 1981 (aged 52)[1][2] San Joaquin, California, U.S.[3] |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Carmelita Rogers[4] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Austin Rogers[3] Buddy Austin[2] Bulldog Austin[3] Francis Gabor[2] Frank Gabor[3] Frankie Gabor[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1][2] |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (109 kg)[1][2] |
| Trained by | Roy Graham[1] |
| Debut | 1956[2][1] |
| Retired | March 30, 1977[2] |
Austin Wesley Rogers (born Austin Wesley Rapes; February 27, 1929 – August 13, 1981) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Killer" Buddy Austin.[1][2] He is best known for his appearances with the Los Angeles, California-based Worldwide Wrestling Associates promotion in the mid-1960s, where he held the WWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WWA World Tag Team Championship on three occasions each.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tim Hornbaker (January 3, 2017). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 462–463. ISBN 978-1-61321-875-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Buddy Austin". Cagematch.de. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e H.K. Schwarz. ""Killer" Buddy Austin Biography". ProWrestlingHistoricalSociety.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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