Patera rams backlund into the referee and ken gets at least a 20 count on the champ until another official comes out and rules the match a no contest. Ken patera in a texas death match on may 19 in new york city. His brother jack patera played football for the baltimore colts and was the head coach for the seattle seahawks from 1976 until 1982. However, with a positive mental attitude, grit, and determination, he grew to become a true gentleman and a champion in every sense of the word. He was a belowaverage student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the wrong crowd and made a lot of bad choices. Philadelphia spectrum march 25, 1978 da wrestling board. Their match at madison square garden on may 19, 1980 which was a texas death match was named the wrestling observers match of the year by dave meltzer. Bob backlund record book comments the clawmasters archives. Patera is a former olympic weightlifter and american powerlifter. Dec 01, 2015 bob backlund, the man that is the allamerican boy includes never capitulate in every email sent. Check out young backlund looking muscular in his championship belt as his arms are raised in victory. These beautiful posters are sure to become collectors items and more cards will be released in the near future. Backlund bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people.
Apr 09, 20 ic title shawn michaels vs bob backlund summerslam spectacular aug 22nd, 1993 duration. Yes, he has stepped into the arena of life and won. Miller, includes interviews with roddy piper, ric flair, the iron sheik and vince mcmahon. Wwf, 1983 wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. From very humble beginnings, to turbulent teenage years, to finding a passion that spurred years of hard work, to eventual unprecedented success, the book truly encapsulates how. Hey man, thanks for supporting my website with that nice donation. The wrestler 1981 july front cover bob backlund vs. Bob is defending and ivan has captain lou albano, an old heel manager with him. Below is a list of bob mayers books in order of when they were originally published identical to their chronology. Kenneth wayne patera is an american retired professional wrestler, olympic weightlifter, and. Backlund holds the record for the second longest wwe world heavyweight championship reign, behind bruno sammartinos first. Wwe the best of wwe at madison square garden 3 dvds. Personal life patera is the younger brother of jack patera, who coached the nfl s seattle seahawks from 1976 to 1982.
Champion bob backlund defends his belt against olympic strongman, ken patera. Bob backlund last of the old schoolers, last of an era. When bob backlund later won the title, patera also unsuccessfully challenged him. Robert lee bob backlund born august 14, 1949 2 3 4 is an american professional wrestler with an in ring career that spanned over 30 years. Bob backlund vs ken patera texas death match 5191980 video. He was a belowaverage student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the wrong crowd an. Gorilla monsoon and gene okerlund january 21, 1985 in madison square garden, a month and 6 days after the haircut incident saw andre take on patera. Robert lee bob backlund is the former two time world. The next week, the two men met in a 10minute time limit match on tv, with patera putting valentine under with a headlockchinlock when the bell rang to signify the time limit had expired. The name graphic leaves the a out of backlunds name.
He is a rare person who thinks for himself and holds to his principles. Bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton. Bob backlund is the third longest wwe champion in history behind hulk hogan and bruno sammartino. I have bob books set 1 and bob books set 2 and have used them with both of my boys. Backlund holds the record for the secondlongest wwe championship reign, ahead of hulk hogans first reign and behind bruno sammartinos first.
The iron sheik challenges bob backlund for the wwe championship at madison square garden on the day after christmas of 1983 in a bout that would change the course of wwe history. Personal life edit patera is the younger brother of jack patera, who coached the nfl s seattle seahawks from 1976 to 1982. Patera then appeared on screen and revealed that he had replaced every slip of paper with one that said ken patera. I also enjoyed the sections that included guest commentary from roddy piper, bruno sammartino, terry funk, ken patera, harley race, sgt. Hulk hogan vs ken patera championship wrestling june 1st, 1985.
The two were matched in a series of house show main events, with valentine always coming out on. Robert lee bob backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years. From kcs timeline history of wwe 1981 with rick martel rick martel. The world wrestling federation wwf, which later morphed to wwwf, then wwe, world champion, three.
Backlund was born in princeton, minnesota, in 1949. Patera finally gets in as andre delivers a punch to the head. Robert lee bob backlund august 14, 1949 is an american professional. Backlund drew well as wwwf champion against the likes of ken patera, don muraco, pat patterson, and even harley race, with whom he had nwawwwf title unification bouts. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler with. Backlund by bob backlund overdrive rakuten overdrive. Superstar comes to ringside and destroys backlunds title belt bob backlund vs superstar graham. After a lackluster texas death match in msg, these two continue their feud in philly. The hot spot or most popular scene is backlund suffering in the bearhug starting at 5. From being homeless and sleeping in his car, eating tuna from a can, and having to defeat up to 9 fans from the crowd before the matches each night in order to keep his spot on the card, bob backlund faced harsh challenges at the start of his career.
Unlike most novelists, ken bruen has travelled around the world. One of the first major champion vs champion matches here as patera, the intercontinental champion, takes on wwf champ, bob backlund. During his freshman year while at waldorf junior college in forest city, iowa, backlund was an allamerican in both football and wrestling 191 lb 87 kg, finishing third. Mit dabei sind bret hit man hart, bob backlund, shawn michaels, ivan kaloff. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and organizations into catalytic levels of hope. Patreon content index when it was cool retro pop culture. Patera stalls on the outside with heenan as andre stalks him from inside. Over that time, he went on to become a twotime wwwfwwf champion. Ken patera vs bob backlund msg may 19, 1980 texas death match. Ken patera vs bob backlund, 1980 interesting bout here at msg.
Andre the giant vs ken patera with bobby heenan commentator. He also won a series of rematches against graham, including an april 1978 steel cage match at. Bob backlund, last of the old schoolers before rasslin went mainstream. Ken patera, from a czechamerican family, was strong and extraordinarily athletic, with many people in his family also successful in athletics. It revealed that bob s hard work and devotion to the fans and making his opponents look as good as possible allowed him to earn the respect of wrestlers and promoters across the. Bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Bob backlund not getting the duke that night, vince explains, and indeed, there would be many occasions on which he would not be victorious, only being able to retain his title by count.
Backlund backdrops him to start as the crowd goes very silent for some reason. You mentioned bob backlund as one of your favorite wrestlers, so i made this gallery of him for you. Bob backlund not getting the duke that night, vince explains, and indeed, there would be many occasions on. Bob backlund, the man that is the allamerican boy includes never capitulate in every email sent. From allamerican boy to professional wrestlings world champion by bob backlund 20150915. Lessons and stories on life from wrestling legend bob backlund, was released on september 18, 2015. Our hope is they will help preserve the legacy of professional wrestlings legends and increase interest in the history of professional wrestling. Ic title shawn michaels vs bob backlund summerslam spectacular aug 22nd, 1993 duration. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bob backlund books online. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 3 4 is an american retired professional wrestler with an in ring career spanning over 30 years, best known for his tenures in the world wide wrestling federationworld wrestling federation wwwfwwf, later known as world wrestling entertainment and currently simply known as wwe, where he is a twotime wwwfwwf heavyweight championwwf world. Backlund was also able to overcome a challenge from ken patera, with whom he feuded. During his sophomore campaign, backlund focused on wrestling and once. From allamerican boy to professional wrestlings world champion by bob backlund 20150915 bob backlund. Backlund has only been champion about six months at this point.
Bob mayer began his career as a writer in 1991 with the novel eyes of the hammer, published under his real name. Lessons and stories on life from wrestling legend bob backlund, is scheduled for release in august 2015. The career of bob backlund spanned over 30 years and saw him become a hero to numerous fans across the globe. Jan 20, 2007 champion bob backlund defends his belt against olympic strongman, ken patera. Ken patera would challenge bob backlund for the wwf world title in all the major cities of the upper northeast territory in 1980. From allamerican boy to professional wrestlings world champion is a fascinating and inspiring journey into the life of pro wrestling legend, bob backlund. He was a twotime wwwfwwf world heavyweight champion. Bruno was wrestling part time now at this point, and thats probably for the best, as this meeting seemed to have a lot more energy and pep to it than the texas death match. Steve backlund is an encourager, leader developer, joy activist, and a revivalist teacher. Bret hart vs shawn michaels from wwe survivor series 112592 duration. Sep 15, 2015 bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler wrestling for the north dakota.
His brother dennis patera played for the san francisco 49ers. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and. Ken bruen is one of the most renown irish writers, who writes noir crime fiction novels. He studied at gormanston college, county meath, and trinity college dublin, where he got a ph. Robert lee bob backlund is an american professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years. He is a graduate of princeton high school, where he was a state finalist in wrestling. Ken patera who all painted an accurate picture of who bob backlund really was, both inside the ring and out. Wwf ic champion ken patera defeated wwf world champion bob backlund at 26. Pedro morales msg 12880 ic title change mikecampbell bob backlund vs don muraco msg 82481 hour draw jdw bob backlund vs don muraco boston garden 12581 steel cage match jdw bob backlund vs jimmy snuka msg 42682 qaenos. The masked superstar, swede hanson, ivan koloff, stan stasiak, ken patera. He always represented wrestling with dignity, honor and held the sport in the highest regard. I really enjoyed the input from guys like terry funk, harley race and ken patera who all painted an accurate picture of who bob backlund really.