Dale Hey

Dale Hey

Dale Hey (born May 16, 1945) is a retired professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts.

Biography

Early life and career

Dale Hey grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He started wrestling in 1965 as Dale Valentine, the "brother" of Johnny Valentine. By 1970, he had formed a tag team called the "Hollywood Blonds" with Jerry Brown and they won numerous regional tag team titles across the United States throughout the 1970s.

In the late 1970s, he split from Brown and changed his name to Buddy Roberts. He joined the Fabulous Freebirds with Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy and became famous as Buddy "Jack" Roberts, due to his penchance for drinking Jack Daniel's whiskey.

World Class Championsip Wrestling

In the ring, they won several titles and moved on to World Class Championship Wrestling in late 1982 and began a legendary feud with the Von Erich family. They wrestled David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Mike Von Erich and Kevin Von Erich numerous times through 1986.

Also during his time in WCCW came Roberts' most famous individual angle, which in 1983 involved the invention of what they referred to as "Freebird Hair Removal Cream", the culmination of the angle being a hair match between Roberts and Iceman Parsons. The result was Roberts seemingly winning the match via tight-pulling but the decision was reversed and the match restarted and in the fracas, Roberts' head was lathered in the hair cream. Subsequnet events showed Roberts wearing a wig kept in place by boxing headgear, an angle which would be recycled by the WWE's Kurt Angle after losing a hair vs hair match in 2002 to Edge.

At the AWA's SuperClash in 1985, Roberts helped Hayes and Gordy apparently defeat the Road Warriors for the AWA Tag Team titles, but the decision was later reversed.

Universal Wrestling Federation

In early 1986, The Freebirds went to the Universal Wrestling Federation, where Roberts won the Television Title. He would eventually lose the title to Savannah Jack.

Return to World Class Championship Wrestling

In 1987, The Freebirds split up until reforming in WCCW late in the year. Buddy and Gordy turned on Hayes and teamed with Iceman Parsons to feud with Hayes and the Von Erichs. Gordy eventually left Roberts to rejoin Hayes. The feud ended in late 1988 when Hayes and Gordy left for the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions.

Retirement

Roberts made one appearance as the manager for Hayes and Jimmy Garvin in a match against Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers in the NWA and then retired in 1990.

Roberts had throat cancer after he retired but had surgery to beat it. [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wherearetheynow/roberts Roberts at WWE.com] He also quotes on WWE.com "Don’t smoke. I think the reason this happened to me is because I was smoking too much. I recommend to anyone who smokes to quit now. It is hard, but it is worth it." He now speaks with an electronic voice box.

Profile

*Height: 6'1"
*Weight: 225 lbs.
*Finisher: DDT
*Hometown: Del City, Oklahoma
*Trainer: Ivan Koloff
*Resides: Chicago, Illinois
*Managers: Sunshine, Al Henderson, Oliver Humperdink
*Other Gimmicks: Dale Valentine, Buddy Roberts, Buddy "Jack" Roberts

Championships and accomplishments

*Continental Wrestling Association:*AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Brown

*Championship Wrestling from Florida:*NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jerry Brown

*Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling:*NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Brown

*NWA Big Time Wrestling | World Class Championship Wrestling | World Class Wrestling Association:*NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship "(Texas version)" (6 times) - with Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy (5 First and Last) and Iceman Parsons & Terry Gordy (1) :*WCCW Television Championship (1 time):*WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy (First)1

*NWA Hollywood Wrestling:*NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Jerry Brown

*NWA Tri-State | Mid-South Wrestling Association | Universal Wrestling Federation:*NWA United States Tag Team Championship "(Tri-State version)" (3 times) - with Jerry Brown:*Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Terry Gordy:*UWF World Television Championship (1 time)

*New Japan Pro Wrestling:*NWA North American Tag Team Championship "(Japan version)" (2 times) - with Jerry Brown

*Southern Pro Wrestling:*SPW Arkansas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Southwest Championship Wrestling:*SCW Southwest Television Championship (2 times):*SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)

*Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards:*Tag Team of the Year (1986) with Terry Gordy as the Fabulous Freebirds1During the Freebirds' 5th reign, the reign carried over after the title's name was changed to the WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship since they were the champions during the time the name change occurred.

References


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