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Buddy Roberts first made an impact in the 1970s as one-half of a tag team called The Hollywood Blondes with Jerry Brown.

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Roberts joined forces with the charismatic Michael “P.S.” Hayes and Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy as The Fabulous Freebirds.

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The trio ran roughshod over the south before landing in Dallas and World Class Championship Wrestling.

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The battles between The Freebirds and The Von Erich family are legendary for the passion they inspired in Texans.

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After stints in WWE and AWA, Roberts returned to WCCW, this time as the manager for the animalistic Samoan Swat Team.

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Buddy Roberts left the industry shortly after WCCW’s closing in the late 1980s.

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