15 Facts About Buddy Wolfe

Leslie Charles Wolff was an American football player and professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Beautiful" Buddy Wolfe, who competed in North American regional promotions including the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wide Wrestling Federation during the 1970s and 80s.

Buddy Wolfe spent his first years in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling feuding with fellow Minnesota State alumni Ole and Lars Anderson.

Buddy Wolfe defeated Burns in a singles match later that night.

Buddy Wolfe fought his last match in the promotion fighting former tag team partner Bronko Lubich on December 14,1971.

Buddy Wolfe defeated Blackjack Slade in his debut match at Madison Square Garden on October 16,1972.

Buddy Wolfe defeated El Olympico but lost to Chief Jay Strongbow and Tony Garea during the next few weeks.

Buddy Wolfe would be the first of several major opponents to challenge Morales for the title that year.

Buddy Wolfe successfully defended the title against Tony Atlas and in rematches with Al Madrill before he losing to John Tolos later that month.

Buddy Wolfe defeated Lars Anderson for the WWL Heavyweight Championship in Joplin, Missouri on January 18,1983.

Buddy Wolfe eventually returned to the AWA where he spent the last years of his career.

Buddy Wolfe was voted Rookie of the Year during his first year in the Continental Football League but left the organization in 1968 to pursue a career in professional wrestling.

Buddy Wolfe was the husband of Vivian Vachon, a popular French-Canadian female wrestler and member of the famous Vachon wrestling family, to whom he was married from 1976 to 1979.

Buddy Wolfe had two daughters, Lisa and Ann, from his first marriage.

Buddy Wolfe came up with the idea while watching the 2002 Winter Olympics and saw some of the banners being blown off signs.

Minnesota historian and decades-long friend George Schire afterwards stated that Buddy Wolfe had been battling dementia in recent years.