June 16, 1947[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died
November 26, 2012(2012-11-26) (aged 65)[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Cause of death
Pneumonia[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Buddy Roberts[1] Dale Valentine[1] Dick Roberts
Billed height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Billed weight
225 lb (102 kg)[2]
Billed from
"Badstreet U.S.A."
Trained by
Ivan Koloff[3]
Debut
1965
Retired
April 2, 1993
Dale Hey (June 16, 1947 – November 26, 2012) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Buddy "Jack" Roberts. Primarily a tag team wrestler, Roberts is known for his appearances as one of The Hollywood Blonds in the 1970s and as one of The Fabulous Freebirds in the 1980s. He was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2015 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016 as part of The Fabulous Freebirds.[1][4]
^ abcdefghHarris M. Lentz III (April 24, 2013). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. McFarland. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-4766-0385-8.
^ abGreg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The Next 5: The Hollywood Blonds". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
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^Kristian Pope (August 28, 2005). Tuff Stuff Professional Wrestling Field Guide: Legend and Lore. Krause Publications. p. 370. ISBN 0-89689-267-0.[permanent dead link]
professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Buddy "Jack" Roberts. Primarily a tag team wrestler, Roberts is known for his appearances as one of The Hollywood...
originally meant to be a tag team, he soon added former Hollywood Blond Buddy "Jack" Roberts into the mix, and they became a "three man gang" type of tag-team—an...
mentioned when talking about great tag teams. The team of BuddyRoberts (billed as "Dale Roberts") and Jerry Brown were the first to adopt the name "The...
real name and formed the Fabulous Freebirds with Michael Hayes, with BuddyRoberts later added to the group. Gordy and Hayes had met while training in...
his debut at the Sportatorium two weeks later, on October 30, 1982. BuddyRoberts did not show up. The Freebirds were initially booked as faces in the...
the Fabulous Freebirds, consisting of Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and BuddyRoberts, left Georgia Championship Wrestling after meeting WCCW booker Gary...
1993 in Dallas. BuddyRoberts was involved in several conflicts in 1983 with "Iceman" King Parsons, including a match in which Roberts lost his hair in...
aid his brothers against The Fabulous Freebirds. Chris also smashed BuddyRoberts across the back with a chair, and tackled Gino Hernandez at the Cotton...
Kerry. Mike teamed up with his brother Kevin against Terry Gordy and BuddyRoberts on December 25, 1983. The only time Mike ever teamed up with his brother...
History". Retrieved April 15, 2015. Defino, Lennie. "Where Are They Now?: BuddyRoberts". WWE. Retrieved February 2, 2013. Kapur, Bob (May 18, 2006). "Body...
Year (1984) with Kevin and Mike Von Erich vs. the Fabulous Freebirds (BuddyRoberts, Michael Hayes, and Terry Gordy) in an Anything Goes match on July 4...
with Freebird BuddyRoberts who cut his hair. They ended the feud late June 1983 with Parsons using the Freebird hair cream to render Roberts bald. In early...
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legitimate submission wrestling holds he had learned as a sports wrestler. BuddyRoberts described the place as "like a torture chamber". In contrast to his...
previously established in WCCW storyline continuity in 1983 by Freebird BuddyRoberts) into Adams' face, rendering Adams blind (in reality, Adams was returning...
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stoppage) at 1:51 of the third round. Camozzi was expected to face BuddyRoberts on August 11, 2012, at UFC 150. However, Camozzi was injured and pulled...
wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews as a member of the stable House of Black and is a former one-time...
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replaced by Rousimar Palhares. Palhares was also injured and replaced by BuddyRoberts. Okami won the fight via TKO in the second round. A rematch with Alan...
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