Leroy Brown (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Ronald Daniels |
| Born | November 30, 1950 Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| Died | September 6, 1988 (aged 37) Savannah, Georgia |
| Cause of death | Stroke/Heart attack |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Leroy Brown Elijah Akeem Georgia Sweets Muhammad Jabbar |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 310 lb (140 kg; 22 st) |
| Debut | 1977 |
Roland C Daniels (November 30, 1950 – September 6, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Leroy Brown. Daniels took his ring name from the Jim Croce song about "Bad Bad" Leroy Brown, which also became his theme song for a lot of his in ring appearances. He would later use the ringname Elijah Akeem as he adopted a more militaristic black Muslim character, teaming with Kareem Muhammad as the Muslim Connection and later the Zambui Express. Some sources incorrectly list Daniels birth name as "Leroy Rochester". Daniels died after suffering a stroke in 1988.
Brown started out his career working as a face in the south, portraying a simple, honest man who always backed up his friends. He later portrayed a heel, acting like an arrogant, rich, self-obsessed character. During his career he won a number of singles championships such as NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship as well as a number of tag team championships, teaming with Muhammad to win the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship, NWA United States Tag Team Championship and AWA Southern Tag Team Championships.
Daniels made his professional wrestling debut in 1977, adopting the ring name "Bad Bad" Leroy Brown, based on the Jim Croce song of the same name. In September, 1977 he took part in a tournament for the vacant NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, his first major title opportunity, but he was eliminated in the early rounds. Next he traveled to Texas to work for Fritz Von Erich's NWA Big Time Wrestling. On March 31, 1978 Brown and Killer Tim Brooks teamed up to defeat José Lothario and Al Madril to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship, Brown's first championship. The reign only lasted a week before Brown and Lothario lost the championship to David and Kevin Von Erich.
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