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& p6 t: R# T% j( Y6 pBuddy Roberts first made an impact in the 1970s as one-half of a tag team called The Hollywood Blondes with Jerry Brown.$ b n4 R) d( V. s H% T s
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8 J. C" r* c% G/ B! [) E- ~0 P8 t5 \Roberts joined forces with the charismatic Michael “P.S.” Hayes and Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy as The Fabulous Freebirds.
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The trio ran roughshod over the south before landing in Dallas and World Class Championship Wrestling." U1 e. r, s( b. s
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The battles between The Freebirds and The Von Erich family are legendary for the passion they inspired in Texans.
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* p2 i: J: M: v3 J* uAfter stints in WWE and AWA, Roberts returned to WCCW, this time as the manager for the animalistic Samoan Swat Team.# A9 {8 S8 T& E6 D' m ^, l
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1 |9 H/ n1 M p0 D3 a. q4 `$ y! ]Buddy Roberts left the industry shortly after WCCW’s closing in the late 1980s." R) T' |( O: b \5 R" F5 Y
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