Bob Orton

Robert Keith Orton Sr., usually called Bob Orton Sr. to tell him apart from his son Bob Orton Jr., was an American professional wrestler born in Kansas City, Missouri on 21 July 1929 and died in Las Vegas, Nevada on 16 July 2006. He debuted in 1947 and retired in 1981, working under ring names that included Bob Orton, El Lobo, Rocky Fitzpatrick and The Zodiak, and was often nicknamed The Big O. He was a two-time holder of the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Orton is regarded as the patriarch of the Orton wrestling family: his sons Bob Orton Jr. and Barry Orton, and his grandson Randy Orton, all became professional wrestlers.