Acting
Bob Backlund
Also Known As: Bob Backlund, Mr. Backlund, The All-American Boy
Birth Date
August 14, 1949
(77 years old)
Place of Birth
Princeton, Minnesota, USA
Popularity
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Biography
Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the second longest reign as WWE Champion in history, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. On January 21, 2013, he was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler, wrestling for the North Dakota State University Bison in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket.
Raw
Mr. Bob Backlund
1993 • 16 episodes
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 • 3 episodes
WWF Superstars
1986 • 1 episode
WWE Main Event
2012 • 5 episodes
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Bob Backlund
1975 • 16 episodes
WWE Old School
Bob Backlund
1973 • 22 episodes
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Bob Backlund
2021 • 2 episodes
WWF Championship Wrestling
Bob Backlund
1980 • 6 episodes
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Bob Backlund
2013
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Bob Backlund (Archive Footage)
2005
Inside the Steel Cage
Bob Backlund
1986
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Bob Backlund
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Mr. Bob Backlund
1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Bob Backlund
2010
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Bob Backlund
2021
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Bob Backlund
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Mr. Bob Backlund
2000
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Bob Backlund (archive footage)
2019