Bob Backlund
American professional wrestler, two-time WWWF/WWF Champion, and WWE Hall of Fame inductee with a career spanning more than three decades.
Bob Backlund - Personal Information
- Name: Bob Backlund
- Date of Birth: August 14, 1949
- Place of Birth: Princeton, Minnesota, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
Biography
Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the second longest reign as WWE Champion in history, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. On January 21, 2013, he was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013.
Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler, wrestling for the North Dakota State University Bison in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket.
Selected Filmography
A look at Bob Backlund's most notable screen appearances across film and television.
- WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (TV - 2021) as Bob Backlund
- My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson (2021) as Bob Backlund
- Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals (2019) as Bob Backlund (archive footage)
- WWE Battleground 2016 (2016) as Bob Backlund (Manager)
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (2013) as Bob Backlund
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 (2013) as Self
- JCW Legends and Icons (2011)
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010) as Bob Backlund
- WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund (2010)
- Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik (2008) as Bob Backlund
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