For his son who is also known as "Cowboy" Bob Orton, see Bob Orton Jr.
Bob Orton
Orton in 1954
Birth name
Robert Keith Orton
Born
(1929-07-21)July 21, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died
July 16, 2006(2006-07-16) (aged 76) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Rita Orton
(m. 1950)
Children
3; including Bob Jr. and Barry
Relatives
Randy Orton (grandson)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Bob Orton Bob Orton Sr. El Lobo Rocky Fitzpatrick The Zodiak
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight
245 lb (111 kg)
Billed from
Kansas City, Missouri
Debut
1951
Retired
July 2000
Robert Keith Orton Sr. (July 21, 1929 – July 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler. The patriarch of the Orton wrestling family, his two sons Bob Orton Jr. and Barry Orton, and grandson Randy Orton, have all wrestled professionally. To distinguish between him and his son, he is also known as Bob Orton Sr. Bob Orton Sr. was often referred to by his nickname "The Big O".
Orton Sr. (July 21, 1929 – July 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler. The patriarch of the Orton wrestling family, his two sons BobOrton Jr...
wrestler BobOrton Jr., and uncle of professional wrestler Randy Orton. Randal Berry Orton was born in Amarillo, Texas, to professional wrestler BobOrton and...
third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather BobOrton, father BobOrton Jr., and uncle Barry Orton were all wrestlers. Before being signed by the World...
Orton is the name of: BobOrton (1929–2006), American professional wrestler BobOrton Jr. (born 1950), American professional wrestler and son of Bob Orton...
superstars as 'The Macho Man' Randy Savage, 'The Genius' Lanny Poffo, "Cowboy" BobOrton Jr. and Ronnie 'Hands of Stone' Garvin. Roop later became part of the...
between the two men. As part of the storyline, Piper recruited "Cowboy" BobOrton to be his bodyguard. On another episode of Piper's Pit, Piper spoke out...
final match of the first round pitted Paul Orndorff against Cowboy BobOrton. Orton was disqualified after he hit Orndorff with his cast. The quarterfinals...
with Cowboy BobOrton and Randy Orton, after they attacked him during a session of Piper's Pit with Mick Foley. While Piper defeated both Ortons in a handicap...
closest ally, BobOrton Jr. Snuka defeated Orton at The War to Settle the Score on February 18, 1985; an injury during the match forced Orton to wear a cast...
Florida (CWF, NWA Florida). Here he teamed with Steve Keirn to defeat BobOrton Jr. and Bob Roop for the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. Backlund and Keirn...
wrestling when a friend of his sister, Lou Anne Smith, introduced him to BobOrton, Randy Savage and Boris Malenko. Landel was an amateur wrestler in high...
WrestleMania, Orton's father, "Cowboy" BobOrton, begged the Undertaker to have mercy on Orton. It ultimately proved to be a set-up, however, as Orton attacked...
appearing in 13 regular season games. After training under Hiro Matsuda and BobOrton, Solis made his professional wrestling debut on February 23, 1977, for...
Georgia Tag Team Championship and NWA Macon Tag Team Championship with BobOrton, Jr. During the time period he also won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship...
in its early days. He also reignited his feud with BobOrton, Jr. in the UWF, where he beat Orton for the UWF Southern States Championship on June 22...
Piper being assaulted and humiliated by Adonis, Piper's former bodyguard BobOrton, and Don Muraco. The trio left Piper with his face covered in red lipstick...
squats in his 60s. Other wrestlers he trained included B. Brian Blair, BobOrton Jr., Dick Slater, Hercules, Mike Graham, Paul Orndorff, Riki Choshu, Ron...
The Spoiler, The Iron Sheik, and Moondog Rex. He scored a win against BobOrton and a non-title victory over WWF Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine...
top heel in the WWF in 1984. A year later he joined Paul Orndorff and BobOrton to feud with Hulk Hogan and Mr. T who defeated them in the main event...
the main event. In 2010, Bob returned to the ring at the "GOTJ 2010" event, where he defeated former rival "Cowboy" BobOrton Jr. From 2010 to 2015, Armstrong...
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