Bob Backlund, the scrappy, clean-cut All-American boy who defeated Superstar Billy Graham to become the WWWF heavyweight champion in 1978, is now 68 years old and a longtime resident of Glastonbury, ...

As American as apple pie, Bob Backlund experienced success as both an adored hero and a loathed villain in a WWE career that spanned across three decades. The kid from Princeton, Minn., quickly became ...

BROOKHAVEN – After a career in which he packed arenas in the United States and abroad, former World Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund added Burman’s Health Shop on Edgemont ...

Hello everyone. As always, I would like thank all of you for spending a few moments with me today. The man I would like to talk about today may not be someone that many of you recognize. It is a man ...

Outspoken. Opinionated. Political and a great American. Donald Trump? No, rather another person who has graced the WWWF/WWE ring, takes pride in his country -- and has run for office -- former ...

Robert "Bob" Backlund was born on August 14, 1949. He was a standout athlete in high school and went on to win the NCAA Division 2 Amateur Wrestling Championship during his time at North Dakota State ...

BROOKHAVEN – After a career in which he packed arenas in the United States and abroad, former World Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund added Burman’s Health Shop on Edgemont ...