American-Canadian judoka and professional wrestler
"Bad News Brown" redirects here. For the musician, see Bad News Brown (musician).
Allen Coage
Coage in 1989
Birth name
Allen James Coage
Born
(1943-10-22)October 22, 1943[1][2] New York City, U.S.[2]
Died
March 6, 2007(2007-03-06) (aged 63)[3] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Cause of death
Heart attack
Alma mater
Nihon University[4]
Spouse(s)
Helen Coage (1983–2007; his death)[5][6]
Children
9[5][6]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Allen Coage[1] Bad News[1] Bad News Allen[3] Bad News Brown[3] B.L. Brown Buffalo Allen[5]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[7]
Billed weight
271 lb (123 kg)[7]
Billed from
Harlem, New York[7] Tokyo, Japan (WWWF 1978–79)
Trained by
Antonio Inoki[5]
Debut
October 23, 1977
Retired
May 20, 1999
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal
+93 kg
Pan American Games
1967 Winnipeg
+93 kg
1975 Mexico City
+93 kg
Pan American Championships
1968 San Juan
+93 kg
Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American judoka and professional wrestler.[5] He won medals for the United States at several international judo competitions, including the heavyweight bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and later appeared in professional wrestling promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling under the ring names Bad News Brown, Buffalo Allen, and Bad News Allen.[5][7][8]
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Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American judoka and professional wrestler. He won medals for the United States at several...
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on the cover of the United States Judo Federation Magazine along with AllenCoage in 1977. He would also serve as coach of Sumo Wrestler Emanuel Yarbrough...
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