WRESTLER PROFILES

[Bobo Brazil Gallery]	Wrestler: Bobo Brazil Real Name: Houston Harris Birthday: July 10, 1924 Hometown: Benton Harbor, Michigan Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6'6" - 270 lbs Trained by: Joe Savoldi Debut: 1951 Previous Names: Bubu Brazil The South American Giant Finishing Move: "Coco-Butt" Headbutt Favorite Moves: The Piledriver Notable Feuds: Dick the Bruiser Champ Thomas Gorilla Monsoon Bill Watts Waldo Von Erich Thunderbolt Patterson Jerry Graham The Sheik Fred Blassie Dick the Bruiser Brute Bernard Ernie Ladd
WWA (Los Angeles) International TV Tag Team titles w/Wilbur Snyder defeating Tom Rice & Great Bolo (April 19, 1954); WWA (Los Angeles) International TV Tag Team titles w/Wilbur Snyder defeating Gene Kiniski & James Blears (September 6, 1954); WWA (Los Angeles) International TV Tag Team titles w/Sandor Szabo defeating Joe Pazanadak & James Blears (November 29, 1954); MWA (Ohio) American Tag Team titles w/Frankie Talaber defeating Dick Hutton & Buddy Rogers (May 19, 1955); NWA (Los Angeles) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (June ??, 1955); MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Frankie Talaber defeating Billy Varga & Bill Miller (July 7, 1955); MWA Ohio Heavyweight title defeating Gene Stanlee (April 19, 1956); MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Frankie Talaber defeating Don & Ray Stevens (May 30, 1956); NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating Mike & Ben Sharpe (July 13, 1956); WWA (Los Angeles) International TV Tag Team titles w/Primo Carnera defeating Anthol Layton & James Blears (November 28, 1956); NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Enrique Torres defeating James Blears & Ben Sharpe (May 28, 1957); WWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ International Television title defeating Shag Thomas (June ??, 1957); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Stan & Reggie Lisowski (May 22, 1958); AWA United States Heavyweight title defeating Dick the Bruiser (January 28, 1961); NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (August 18, 1962); WWWF United States Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (????, 1963); WWWF United States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Barend (July 15, 1963); NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Kinji Shibuya (October 16, 1965); WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Austin (September 2, 1966); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (August ??, 1967); WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Austin (January 12, 1968); NWA (JWA) International Heavyweight title defeating Giant Baba (June 25, 1968); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating El Mongol (October 4, 1968); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Freddie Blassie (February 7, 1969); WWWF United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (February ??, 1969); ESA (Maritimes) North American Heavyweight title defeating Archie Gouldie (October 7, 1969); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Athol Layton defeating Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes (August 8, 1970); WWWF United States Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (February ??, 1971); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (July 29, 1971); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Pampero Firpo (August 19, 1972); NWA (JWA) International Heavyweight title defeating Kintaro Ohki (December 1, 1972); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Pampero Firpo (December 23, 1972); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (January 13, 1973); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/The Stomper defeating Killer Brooks & Ben Justice (July 21, 1973); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Tony Marino defeating Karl Von Shotz & Kurt Von Hess (????, 1974); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Tony Marino defeating Abdullah the Butcher & Killer Brooks (????, 1974); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Tony Marino defeating Killer Brooks & Ben Justice (June 15, 1974); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Fred Curry Awarded (November ??, 1974); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title Awarded (January 25, 1975); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Abdullah the Butcher (April 19, 1975); NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title Awarded (April 21, 1976); NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (February 6, 1977); NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Blackjack Mulligan (July 7, 1977); NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Sweet Brown Sugar defeating Mr. Sakuarda & Mr. Hito (September 29, 1979); NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Dusty Rhodes defeating Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff (August ??, 1980); WWA (Indianapolis) World Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valiant (July 24, 1981); WWA (Indianapolis) World Heavyweight title defeating Blackjack Mulligan (November ??, 1981); WWF Hall of Fame Inductee (1994);
Bobo Brazil was a trailblazer for today's black pro wrestling superstars.. August 18, 1962: Bobo Brazil defeated Buddy Rogers to win the NWA World Heavyweight title when Rogers was injured.. ~~~Bobo Brazil refused to accept the Championship, but was awarded the title after Rogers was cleared by doctors.. October 30, 1962: Buddy Rogers defeated Bobo Brazil in the rematch to reclaim his NWA World Championship! August 14, 1970 - AWA Comiskey Park: Bobo Brazil wrestled Bill Miller to a 20-minute time limit draw.. October 9, 1970: El Mongol & Bobo Brazil defeated Mr. Ito & The Great Ota in the first Racially mixed match in Atlanta history.. September 7, 1974--American Wrestling Association: The Sheik & Bobby Heenan defeated Dick the Bruiser & Bobo Brazil. July 14, 1980--American Wrestling Association: Bobo Brazil defeated Super Destroyer Mark II.. ~~~~~~~~~~~Jerry Blackwell won a "Battle Royal" which included Bobo Brazil as a participant.. Early 1990s: Bobo Brazil concluded an amazing 40-plus year career as a professional wrestler.. January 20, 1998: Houston Harris, known by wrestling fans as Bobo Brazil, passed away at the age of 74..