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Dale Hey (born 1945) was a professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts.

Career

Dale Hey started wrestling in 1965 as Dale Valentine, the "brother" of Johnny Valentine
. By 1970, he had formed a tag team called the "Hollywood Blonds" with Jerry Brown and they won numerous regional tag team titles across the United States throughout the 1970's.

In the late 1970's, he split from Brown and changed his name to Buddy Roberts. He joined the Fabulous Freebirds with Michael Hayes
and Terry Gordy
and became famous as Buddy "Jack" Roberts.

He was known for his partying and for his pranks.

In the ring, they won several titles and moved on to World Class Championship Wrestling in late 1982 and began a legendary feud with the Von Erich family. They wrestled David, Kerry
and Kevin Von Erich numerous times through 1986.

In early 1986, The Freebirds went to the Universal Wrestling Federation where he won the Television Title.

In 1987, The Freebirds split up until reforming in WCCW late in the year. Buddy and Gordy turned on Hayes and teamed with Iceman Parsons to feud with Hayes and the Von Erichs. Gordy eventually left Roberts to rejoin Hayes. The feud ended in late 1989 when Hayes and Gordy left for the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions.

Roberts made one appearance as the manager for Hayes and Jimmy Garvin
in a match against Steve Armstrong
and Tracy Smothers
in the NWA and then retired in 1990.

Roberts had throat cancer after he retired but had surgery to beat it.

Profile

  • Hometown: Del City, Oklahoma
  • Trainer: Ivan Koloff
  • Managers: Sunshine
    , Oliver Humperdink
  • Other Gimmicks: Dale Valentine, Buddy Roberts, Buddy "Jack" Roberts

Championships/Accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance
  • 2-Time NWA North American Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Brown)
  • 1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Brown)
  • 2-Time NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Brown)
World Class Championship Wrestling
  • 1-Time WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-Time WCCW Television Champion
  • 6-Time WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion (five times with Michael Hayes
    and Terry Gordy
    ; once with Iceman Parsons and Terry Gordy)
UWF & Mid-South Wrestling
  • 1-Time UWF Television Champion
  • 1-Time Mid-South Tag Team Champion (with Terry Gordy)
Other titles
  • 3-Time Tri-State Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Brown)
  • 4-Time America's Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Brown)
  • 1-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Brown)
  • 2-Time Southwest Championship Wrestling Television Champion
  • 1-Time Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 167 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • He is a member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 2005 as part of the Fabulous Freebirds)
  • 1980 Tag Team of the Year (with Terry Gordy)
  • 1983 Feud of the Year (with Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts vs The Von Erichs)
  • 1984 Feud of the Year (with Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts vs The Von Erichs)
  • 1984 Match of the Year (with Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts vs The Von Erichs)

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