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| Ring name(s) | Dale Valentine Buddy Roberts Buddy "Jack" Roberts |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Resides | Chicago, Illinois |
| Trained by | Ivan Koloff |
Dale Hey (born May 16, 1945) is a retired professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts.
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Biography
Early life and career
Dale Hey grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He started wrestling in 1965 as Dale Valentine, the "brother" of Johnny Valentine. By 1970, he had changed his name to Buddy Roberts and formed a tag team called the "Hollywood Blonds" with Jerry Brown and they won numerous regional tag team titles across the United States throughout the 1970s.
In the late 1970s, he split from Brown and joined the Fabulous Freebirds with Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy and became famous as Buddy "Jack" Roberts, due to his penchant for drinking Jack Daniel's whiskey.
World Class Championship Wrestling
In the ring, they won several titles and moved on to World Class Championship Wrestling in late 1982 and began a legendary feud with the Von Erich family. They wrestled David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Mike Von Erich and Kevin Von Erich numerous times through 1986. Roberts also had a long-standing feud with Von Erich ally Chris Adams which lasted on and off for more than five years.
Also during his time in WCCW came Roberts' most famous individual angle, which in 1983 involved the invention of what they referred to as "Freebird Hair Removal Cream", the culmination of the angle being a hair match between Roberts and Iceman Parsons. The result was Roberts seemingly winning the match via tight-pulling but the decision was reversed and the match restarted and in the fracas, Roberts' head was lathered in the hair cream. Subsequent events showed Roberts wearing a wig kept in place by boxing headgear, an angle which would be recycled by the WWE's Kurt Angle after losing a hair vs hair match in 2002 to Edge.
At the AWA's SuperClash in 1985, Roberts helped Hayes and Gordy apparently defeat the Road Warriors for the AWA Tag Team titles, but the decision was later reversed.
Universal Wrestling Federation
In early 1986, The Freebirds went to the Universal Wrestling Federation, where Roberts won the Television Title. He would eventually lose the title to Savannah Jack.
Return to World Class Championship Wrestling
In 1987, The Freebirds split up until reforming in WCCW late in the year. Buddy and Gordy turned on Hayes and teamed with Iceman Parsons to feud with Hayes and the Von Erichs. Gordy eventually left Roberts to rejoin Hayes. The feud ended in late 1988 when Hayes and Gordy left for the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions.
Retirement
Roberts made one appearance as the manager for Hayes and Jimmy Garvin in a match against Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers in the NWA and then retired in 1990.
Roberts had throat cancer after he retired but had surgery to beat it. Roberts at WWE.com He also quotes on WWE.com "Don’t smoke. I think the reason this happened to me is because I was smoking too much. I recommend to anyone who smokes to quit now. It is hard, but it is worth it."
The Next Generation - Buddy Roberts Jr.
Buddy Roberts has a son, Buddy Roberts Jr, who will be making his wrestling debut with Windy City Pro Wrestling on their Battle of the Belts 21 show, being held on May 9 2009. Buddy Jr will be in a Triple Threat Match in Calumet City, IL. According to WCPW President Sam DeCero, Buddy Jr's wrestling style is described as being "very much like a young Christopher Daniels."
Buddy Roberts, Sr will also be a feature attraction at Battle of the Belts 21. WCPW, along with Buddy Jr, will present to Mr. Roberts a lifetime achievement in professional wrestling award.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
Championships and accomplishments
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- Other honoree (2003)
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- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Brown
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- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jerry Brown
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- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Brown
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- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (6 times) - with Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy (5) and Iceman Parsons & Terry Gordy (1)
- WCCW Television Championship (1 time)
- WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy 1
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- NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Jerry Brown
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- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Japan version) (2 times) - with Jerry Brown
- Southern Pro Wrestling
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- SPW Arkansas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Match of the Year (1984) with Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes vs. the Von Erichs (Kerry, Kevin, and Mike) in an Anything Goes match on July 4
- Tag Team of the Year (1980) with Buddy Roberts as The Fabulous Freebirds
1During the Freebirds' 5th reign, the reign carried over after the title's name was changed to the WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship since they were the champions during the time the name change occurred.
References
- ^ Matt Mackinder (January 17, 2008). "Sir Oliver Humperdink recalls career of yesteryear". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/05/12/4175841.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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