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Buddy Roberts: photos
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4 n) E, l- ]+ x; |Buddy Roberts first made an impact in the 1970s as one-half of a tag team called The Hollywood Blondes with Jerry Brown.
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( q9 m0 `4 K3 u/ _Roberts joined forces with the charismatic Michael “P.S.” Hayes and Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy as The Fabulous Freebirds.
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. A& X& R% a! fThe trio ran roughshod over the south before landing in Dallas and World Class Championship Wrestling.' [; e7 `+ U& l3 W6 L& ?& }$ m
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( l7 f' b: I: H" K3 }The battles between The Freebirds and The Von Erich family are legendary for the passion they inspired in Texans.
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After stints in WWE and AWA, Roberts returned to WCCW, this time as the manager for the animalistic Samoan Swat Team.. ~2 `- j5 C8 ^3 D/ k+ f) X O" M* i
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Buddy Roberts left the industry shortly after WCCW’s closing in the late 1980s.; J* ~+ @# ?4 q" j% H* s
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