Rufus R. Jones

Rufus R. Jones, nicknamed Freight Train, was the ring name of Carey L. Lloyd, an American professional wrestler who lived from July 4, 1933, to November 13, 1993. Born in Clio, South Carolina, he played football at South Carolina State University and boxed as a Golden Gloves fighter with a record of 32 wins and 3 losses before training at the Tony Santos Boston Wrestling School. He debuted in 1969 in Eastern Canada, wrestled early in his career as Buster Lloyd, and then took the Rufus R. Jones name, with a finisher of two shoulder blocks and a headbutt. He competed for the Central States, St. Louis and Mid-Atlantic promotions of the National Wrestling Alliance, the American Wrestling Association and All Japan Pro Wrestling, winning several tag team and regional titles, and wrestled his final match in Puerto Rico in 1988.