Bob Lueck

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Bob Lueck
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Lueck with the Calgary Stampeders in 1970
Born: (1943-03-03) March 3, 1943 (age 81)
Buckeye, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) G
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight250 lb (110 kg)
College Arizona State University
High school Agua Fria High School
Career history
As player
19661970 Calgary Stampeders
1971–1972 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star (1967, 1968, 1971, 1972)

Bob Lueck (born March 3, 1943) is an American-born Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [1] He was also a professional wrestler in the early-1970s.

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Biography

Lueck grew up in rural in Avondale, Arizona, where his family operated a dairy farm. [2] Lueck attended Agua Fria High School, then attended Arizona State University, where he played football. [3]

Lueck's professional football career spanned from 1966 to 1972, during which he played in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

In 1969, Lueck encouraged his friend Eldridge Wayne Coleman Jr. to become a professional wrestler. Coleman went on to wrestle as "Superstar" Billy Graham. [4] In 1970, he encouraged fellow football player Ron Pritchard to become a wrestler, with Pritchard going on to train under Stu Hart. [5] Lueck made his own professional wrestling debut that same year during the off-season, also training under Hart. [6] He primarily wrestled for Hart's Calgary, Alberta-based Stampede Wrestling promotion during the football off season. [7] [8] In November 1971, Lueck won the sole championship of his career, defeating Black Angus Campbell for the Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title to Kurt Von Hess the following month. [9] Lueck retired from professional wrestling in 1973 at his wife's request. [6] [10]

Lueck's brother Bill Lueck was also a football player, playing in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. [2] His great nephew Matteo Mele played football for the Washington Huskies. [11]

Championships and accomplishments

Football

Professional wrestling

See also

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