{"id":184327,"date":"2026-01-21T17:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=184327"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:07:53","slug":"bobby-duncum-sr-dead-at-age-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2026\/01\/21\/bobby-duncum-sr-dead-at-age-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Duncum Sr. dead at age 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2239444670\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Former pro wrestler Bobby Duncum Sr. passed away, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/bobby-duncum-sr-passes-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com<\/a>. The date and cause of death were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Duncum held the AWA Tag Team Titles with Blackjack Lanza in 1976. I saw some of Duncum&#8217;s work in later years when he wrestled in the AWA as part of The Heenan Family. He also wrestled for the NWA, the WWWF, and several more promotions. Duncum played college football at West Texas A&amp;M and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 331st pick in the 1967 NFL Draft. He played four games in the 1968 season. He started wrestling in 1966 and went full-time after his football career ended. Duncum&#8217;s son Bobby Jr. wrestled for WCW before he died of an accidental overdose at age 34 in January 2000. My condolences to the Duncum family.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time dating back to 1997. He hosts a weekly podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast--3275525\">Pro Wrestling Boom<\/a>, and also appears regularly on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/podcasts\/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast\/\">Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast<\/a>. Reach him via email at <a href=\"mailto:dotnetjason@gmail.com\">dotnetjason@gmail.com<\/a> and on social media via <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/prowrestlingnet.bsky.social\">@prowrestlingnet.bsky.social<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prowrestlingnet\">x.com\/prowrestlingnet<\/a>. 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