Bob Bruggers
| Date of birth | April 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Minnesota |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1966–1968 | Miami Dolphins |
| 1968–1971 | |
| Birth name | Robert Eugene Bruggers |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Ring name(s) | Bob Bruggers |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Trained by |
Verne Gagne Billy Robinson |
| Debut | 1972 |
| Retired | October 1975 |
Robert "Bob" Eugene Bruggers (born April 20, 1944) is an American retired American football player and professional wrestler. Bruggers played as a linebacker for five seasons for the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).
Bruggers was born on April 20, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a highly decorated basketball player in high school. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a collegiate basketball player before refocusing on American football.
After his football career ended, Brugger was introduced to professional wrestling by Wahoo McDaniel, a fellow former Miami Dolphin. Bruggers was trained as a professional wrestler by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson, making his debut in 1972 for Gagne's Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. In 1973, he began wrestling for Championship Wrestling from Florida. In September 1973, he made a brief tour of Japan with International Wrestling Enterprise.
In late 1973, Bruggers began wrestling for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. In March 1974, he began teaming with Paul Jones, and on April 8, 1974, they defeated The Andersons to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship. Bruggers and Jones held the championship until July 4, 1974, when they were defeated by Rick Flair and Rip Hawk.
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