(1929-03-15) March 15, 1929 (age 95)[1] Tom Green County, Texas, U.S.[2]
Alma mater
McMurry College
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Bob Ellis Bob Elliott[3]
Billed height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[4]
Billed weight
235 lb (107 kg)[4]
Trained by
Sandor Szabo
Debut
1957
Retired
1980
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Battles/wars
Korean War
Robert Ellis (born March 15, 1929), is an American retired professional wrestler. He wrestled under the ring name, Cowboy Bob Ellis for over 20 years in various wrestling promotions in the States, Canada and Australia. He was a two-time WWA World Heavyweight Championship in Indianapolis.[2] He is known as the inventor of the bulldog.[5]
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^"Cowboy" Bob Ellis profile, from LegacyOfWrestling.com
Robert Ellis (born March 15, 1929), is an American retired professional wrestler. He wrestled under the ring name, CowboyBobEllis for over 20 years in...
Tag Team Championship tag team match against Alberto Torres and “Cowboy” BobEllis in Verdigre, Nebraska. Torres died shortly after the match with the...
version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship, which he won with “Cowboy” BobEllis on December 2, 1963. His best known run was with partner George Becker...
the figure four leg lock, the hold that "injured" him in Florida. "Cowboy" BobEllis used the maneuver against Buddy Rogers back in the early 1960s.[citation...
original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Twitter. "Cowboy" BobEllis profile, from LegacyOfWrestling.com Wrestling Promo - Ox Baker Final...
(Florida version). He held the title with Joe Scarpa in October 1962; CowboyBobEllis in March 1964; and Jose Lothario in March 1967. In 1962, Curtis moved...
Wrestling Association AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with “Cowboy” BobEllis Global Wrestling Federation GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with...
undocumented reasons 36 Bob Geigel October 3, 1958 CSW show 1 56 Defeated BobEllis in tournament final 37 “Cowboy” BobEllis November 28, 1958 CSW show...
Petey Servin and Jerry Quarry Other honorees included Verne Gagne, “Cowboy” BobEllis, Kinji Shibuya, Wendi Richter, Barbi Dahl and Peggy Patterson. Iron...
Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (11 time) – with “Cowboy” BobEllis Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship...
journalist/sportscaster Bill Mercer (a former play-by-play announcer for the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox along with other Texas-based teams)...
His only defeat on live TV was at the hands of “Cowboy” BobEllis. However, in two rematches with Ellis at the Olympia in Detroit, the Bruiser was victorious...
teaming with a new partner, this time BobEllis, to defeat the Kangaroos and take back the championship. Valentine and Ellis lost the belts to Buddy Rogers &...
United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with “Cowboy” BobEllis Dallas Wrestling Club / Southwest Sports, Inc. NWA Texas Heavyweight...
the year, which featured the return of WWC mainstays Eric the Red, “Cowboy” BobEllis and Dick Steinborn, the Martel brothers lost a hair vs. hair match...
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Puerto Rico Carlos Colón 4 September 20, 1975 Caguas, Puerto Rico “Cowboy” BobEllis 1 February 21, 1976 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Carlos Colón 5 April 17,...
Chief Big Heart and Johnny Valentine to win the championship. 15 “Cowboy” BobEllis and Johnny Valentine (3) January 11, 1962 House show Washington, D...
Hrstich briefly returned to St. Louis where, on 7 January 1966, he and “Cowboy” BobEllis were beaten by Fritz Von Erich in a handicap match at the Kiel Auditorium...
Sailor White, Wild Angus Campbell, Gil Hayes, Rip Tyler, Mighty Inoue, CowboyBobEllis, Killer Tim Brooks, Superstar Billy Graham, John Tolos, André the Giant...
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame is a cowboy hall of fame. Established in 2013, the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame exists to enrich Wyoming's cowboy and ranch...
Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 100. ISBN 0786417544. Hornbaker, Tim. ""Cowboy" BobEllis Wrestling History". Legacyofwrestling.com. Lentz III, Harris M. (2003)...
source of foreign talent, with the inclusion of performers such as “Cowboy” BobEllis, Tor Kamata, Odd Job Tosh Togo, Dick Steinborn, The Infernos, The...
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