Sputnik Monroe

Sputnik Monroe
Sputnik Monroe
Birth name	Rosco Monroe Merrick
Born	December 18, 1928; Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.
Died	November 3, 2006 (aged 77); Florida, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Elvis Rock Monroe; Pretty Boy Roque; Rock Monroe; Sputnik Monroe
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Billed from	Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Trained by	Jack Nazworthy
Debut	1945
Retired	1988

Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh (born Rosco Monroe Merrick; December 18, 1928 – November 3, 2006) better known by his ring name Sputnik Monroe, was an American professional wrestler and civil rights activist.^[2] He was a headliner in many territories, and was best known in Memphis, Tennessee, where he and Billy Wicks set an attendance record that lasted until the Monday Night War boom period.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cite error: The named reference Kreikenbohm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sharp, John (March 7, 2019). "From Mobile to Memphis, Sputnik Monroe was a body-slamming civil rights pioneer". al.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 27. 2007 Edition.

[Kreikenbohm-1] Cite error: The named reference Kreikenbohm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Sharp-2] Sharp, John (March 7, 2019). "From Mobile to Memphis, Sputnik Monroe was a body-slamming civil rights pioneer". al.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[Almanac-3] Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 27. 2007 Edition.

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