Bob Armstrong
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Armstrong being interviewed.
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| Birth name | Joseph Melton James |
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October 3, 1939 Marietta, Georgia |
| Residence | Pensacola, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alabama Jaw Jacker Bob Armstrong Georgia Jaw Cracker Jim Durango |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Debut | 1960 |
| Retired | June 4, 2016 |
Joseph Melton James (born October 3, 1939) is an American retired professional wrestler and Hall of Famer, better known by his ring name, "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. In the course of his career, which spanned five decades, Armstrong held numerous championships throughout the Southeastern United States. His four sons, Joseph, Robert, Steve and Brian, all became wrestlers, the elder three under "Armstrong" ringnames, and Brian as a "James".
When he was a child, Joseph James's father took him to see Gorgeous George wrestle. The young James was impressed and intrigued by the flamboyant performer. As a young man, James served in the Marine Corps of the United States armed forces and was stationed in Korea. During his recruit training in Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Parris Island, South Carolina, James was named Honor Man. After leaving the military, he began working for the Fair oaks (Later Cobb Co) fire Department as a firefighter in 1962.
He debuted as a wrestler in 1960, adopting the ring name "Bob Armstrong". By 1966, Armstrong had become a popular face in the Savannah, Georgia area, and in 1970 he ceased working as a firefighter and began focusing on his wrestling career.
Armstrong achieved considerable popularity in the Southeastern United States, particularly in Alabama and his home state of Georgia. He frequently wrestled for affiliates of the National Wrestling Alliance, and on October 9, 1974 in Miami Beach, Florida, Armstrong unsuccessfully challenged Jack Brisco for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
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