Bob Roop

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRobert Michael "Bob"•Roop
Used nameBob•Roop
Other namesAll-American, The Enforcer, The Gladiator, Maya Singh, Maha Singh, Star Warrior
Born22 July 1947 in Blacksburg, Virginia (USA)
Measurements188 cm / 130 kg
AffiliationsMayor Daley Youth Foundation, Chicago (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Bob Roop was a state champion high school wrestler in Michigan and then wrestled at Michigan State, which he entered on a football scholarship. His college career was interrupted by military service, where he worked as a Special Forces medic. He finished college at Southern Illinois University, making the US Olympic team in Greco-Roman while a student there. After college Roop turned to professional wrestling, making that his career from 1969 to 1988, when a neck injury from a car accident ended his wrestling. He wrestled with Mid-South Wrestling and the Army of Darkness stable of wrestlers. Roop was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in July 2006.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA Bob Roop
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC