Robert Harold Brown (October 16, 1938 – February 5, 1997) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown.

Early life

Brown was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, but grew up in the St. James-Assiniboia area of Winnipeg. He was given the nickname "Bulldog" in grade school and worked as a police officer before becoming a professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

Having worked as a policeman in Manitoba, Brown also played hockey. He started wrestling in the late 50s, working in places like Manitoba, New Brunswick and Alberta. From 1969 to 1974 and in the early 1980s, Brown wrestled for NWA All Star Wrestling in Vancouver and formed tag teams with Gene Kiniski and John Quinn. In New Brunswick in the mid-1970s, he fought the likes of Leo Burke and Stephen Petitpas. He worked as a face for ten years in Kansas City before he turned heel in late 1985. In interviews, he often argued about the events that had happened by turning the facts around. Brown fought with many big names throughout his career including Harley Race and Bill Dundee. Brown was a part of the WrestleRock event on April 20, 1986, where he was defeated by Giant Baba. He found his greatest success while wrestling for NWA Central States. On June 14, 1968, Brown won a tournament for his first reign with the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, and held it a total of 19 times. Brown also held the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship 12 times with many partners. He often worked as booker for the Central States and several other promotions. Brown even wrestled for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, forming a tag team with Dale Veasey known as the Hunters. They won the WWC World Tag Team Championship from Mark and Chris Youngblood on August 26, 1987, before dropping the titles back to the Youngbloods on September 20. Brown also wrestled for Stampede Wrestling with Kerry Brown, who was billed as Brown's son, but was actually his nephew. On June 9, 1989, the Browns won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship from Chris Benoit and Biff Wellington. That same year, Brown began working as the color commentator for Stampede's television show, alongside Ed Whalen.

Personal life and death

Brown's brother Doug is a wrestling promoter, and his son David worked as a professional wrestling referee under the name David Puttnam. Brown was the uncle of Kerry Brown, who was a professional wrestler. In 1996, Brown suffered a heart attack, and was pronounced dead twice before being revived, causing his retirement from in-ring competition. Following his retirement, he worked as a security guard at a horse and dog racing track in Kansas City, and the formerly named Flamingo Casino, now known as Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, Missouri. Brown died of a heart attack while working at the casino on February 5, 1997, at the age of 58.

Championships and accomplishments