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Master of the Ring: The Biography of Buddy "Nature Boy" Rogers
Buddy Rogers uttered these famous words 60 years ago tomorrow, after defeating Pat O’Connor to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Their 2 out of 3 falls encounter took place at Comiskey Park in Chicago on June 30, 1961. Billed as the “Match of the Century”, it attracted a crowd in excess of 38,000 fans, which was a North American pro wrestling attendance record that would stand for a quarter century. The record crowd also made the night a profitable one, with a gate of $148,000, also a pro wrestling record at the time. Adjusted for inflation, that would equal just over $1.3 million in 2021.
Being crowned NWA Champion was an iconic moment in the career of “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers, a career filled with memorable moments. To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of this historic match, the Literary Squared Circle blog is taking a look back at the life and career of the legendary “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers by reviewing the new book, Master of the Rin
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Acknowledgements by Tim Hornbaker
1. Life Begins on Arlington Street
Buddy Rogers was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1921 to German parents. His childhood, growing up in a booming industrial area near the Delaware River is examined, as well as his early love of sports. He left high school to join the United States Navy in 1939, and was almost immediately faced with immeasurable tragedy.
2. From Gob to Grappler
Upon his discharge from the Navy, Rogers returned to Camden to support his mother. He worked a variety of jobs before landing at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation during the war. Having wrestled at the local YMCA, Buddy became the student of an old pro wrestler named Fred Grobmier. In 1942, he made his wrestling debut.
3. The Rohde Brothers
Professional wrestling was much more than just what happened on the mat. Rogers quickly learned that backstage politics was a dangerous business. He worked for several different booking agents in the midst of the chaotic environment and made his bones against more experienced grapplers.
4. The Atomic Blond
By 1945,
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Charles "Buddy" Rogers
American actor and jazz musician (1904–1999)
Not to be confused with Charles R. Rogers.
Charles Edward "Buddy" Rogers (August 13, 1904 – April 21, 1999) was an American film actor and musician. During the peak of his popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he was publicized as "America's Boyfriend".
Life and career
Early years
Rogers was born to Maude and Bert Henry Rogers in Olathe, Kansas. He studied at the University of Kansas where he became an active member of Phi Kappa Psi. In the mid-1920s he began acting professionally in Hollywood films. A talented trombonist skilled on several other musical instruments, Rogers performed with his own dance band in motion pictures and on radio. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy as a flight training instructor.
According to American Dance Bands On Record and Film (1915–1942), compiled by Richard J. Johnson and Bernard H. Shirley (Rustbooks Publishing, 2010), Rogers was not a bandleader in the usual sense of the term. Instead, he was a film actor who f
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