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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1912-07-10
1924-07-10
July 10, 1924
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gptkbp:birth_name
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gptkb:Houston_Harris
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Little_Rock,_Arkansas,_USA
gptkb:Kalamazoo,_Michigan,_USA
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gptkbp:career_end
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gptkb:1993
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gptkbp:career_start
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1950
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gptkbp:championship
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gptkb:NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:WWF_World_Tag_Team_Championship
gptkb:NWA_United_States_Heavyweight_Championship
gptkb:WWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:death_date
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1998-01-20
January 20, 1998
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gptkbp:debut
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1948
1950
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gptkbp:debut_year
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1950
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African_American
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Technical wrestling
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gptkbp:famous_match
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Bobo Brazil vs. Bruno Sammartino
Bobo Brazil vs. Buddy Rogers
Bobo Brazil vs. Dick the Bruiser
Bobo Brazil vs. Killer Kowalski
Bobo Brazil vs. The Sheik
vs. Dick the Bruiser
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gptkbp:famous_rival
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gptkb:Dick_the_Bruiser
gptkb:Buddy_Rogers
gptkb:Killer_Kowalski
gptkb:The_Sheik
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gptkbp:feud
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gptkb:Dick_the_Bruiser
gptkb:Buddy_Rogers
gptkb:Killer_Kowalski
gptkb:The_Sheik
gptkb:Bruno_Sammartino
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gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction
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gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame_1994
gptkb:1994
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:height
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6 ft 2 in
6 ft 3 in
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gptkbp:hometown
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gptkb:Jackson,_Michigan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bobo Brazil
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Booker_T
gptkb:Kofi_Kingston
gptkb:Ron_Simmons
gptkb:Mark_Henry
gptkb:The_Rock
African American wrestlers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Lou_Thesz
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gptkbp:is_trained_in
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gptkb:Verne_Gagne
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gptkbp:known_for
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Pioneering African American wrestler
Breaking racial barriers in wrestling
being one of the first African American wrestlers to gain national prominence.
First African American to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on future generations of wrestlers
Pioneer for African American wrestlers
Trailblazer for African American wrestlers
First African American champion in wrestling
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gptkbp:manager
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gptkb:Eddie_Einhorn
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_African_Lion
gptkb:The_Black_Superman
The King of the Jungle
The King of the Cocoa Butt
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gptkbp:notable_for
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First African American to win the World Heavyweight Championship
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gptkbp:notable_match
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Bobo Brazil vs. Bruno Sammartino
Bobo Brazil vs. Dick the Bruiser
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gptkbp:notable_rivalry
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gptkb:Buddy_Rogers
gptkb:The_Sheik
gptkb:Bruno_Sammartino
Bobo Brazil vs. The Sheik
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Wrestling career
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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WWE Hall of Fame induction in 1994
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gptkbp:promotions
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gptkb:WWF
gptkb:NWA
gptkb:AJPW
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gptkbp:real_name
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gptkb:Houston_Harris
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:1993
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gptkbp:retirement
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gptkb:1993
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:1980
gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:ring_career_length
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40 years
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gptkbp:ring_name
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gptkb:The_Brazilian_Bomber
gptkb:Bobo_Brazil
1950-1980
1950-1993
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gptkbp:signature_move
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Body Slam
Coco Butt
Flying Headbutt
Shoulder Block
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mildred Brazil
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gptkbp:tag_team
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gptkb:The_Sheik
The Blackjacks
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gptkbp:weight
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250 lb
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gptkbp:wrestling_style
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gptkb:Babyface
Technical
High-flying
catch wrestling
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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