Bob Orton Sr.

Robert Orton Sr.
Data
Ring name	Bob Orton Sr The Zodiak, Rocky Fitzpatrick, El Lobo
height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Fighting weight	111 kg (245 lb)
birth	July 21, 1929 Kansas City , Kansas
death	July 16, 2006 Las Vegas , Nevada
Announced from	Kansas City , Kansas
debut	1951
retirement	2000

Robert Orton senior (born July 21, 1929 in Kansas City (Kansas) , † July 16, 2006 in Las Vegas ) was an American wrestler . He was also known by the name of Bob Orton, Sr. or simply Bob Orton . Orton married Rita on January 22, 1950. Robert Orton was the father of WWE Hall of Famers “Cowboy” Bob Orton, Jr. and wrestler Barry O, and the grandfather of today's WWE “Third-Generation Superstar” Randy Orton . He also had a daughter named Rhonda .

He had a close friendship for many years with WWE Hall of Famer André the Giant .

In July 2000, he retired from the wrestling business and spent the final years of his life in Las Vegas , Nevada . Here, in July 2006, Bob Orton Sr. suffered a heart attack at home and then another in hospital. He survived an eight-hour emergency operation, but then died ten hours later of complications from the heart attack.

Career

Under the name "The Big O" he first appeared in the Stampede Wrestling television series.

Orton was a two-time NWA Florida World Tag Team Champion with his partner Eddie Graham in 1966 . He was also able to win several other titles in various NWA territories, including the title of NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion and, together with Bob Orton Jr., the Tag Team title of the Florida Championship Wrestling promotion and the title of NWA United States Heavyweight Champion of the Central States Wrestling graduation. He was also active and successful in the former professional wrestler association American Wrestling Association (AWA) .

successes

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • 2 × NWA World Tag Team Champion (Florida version; with Eddie Graham )
  • 1 × NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Central States version)
  • 6 × NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion
  • 3 × NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (with Dennis Hall, Hiro Matsuda and Bob Orton jr. )
  • 2 × NWA Central States Champion
  • 1 × NWA North American Tag Team Champion (with Buddy Austin)
  • 1 × NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion
  • 1 × NWA Southwest Champion
• American Wrestling Association
  • 2 × AWA Midwest Heavyweight Champion
  • 3 × AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (once with Mike DiBiase and twice with "Mad Dog" Maurice Vachon )