Dec. 23, 1972: Pro wrestler Bobo Brazil wins fifth heavyweight title

On this day in 1972, Bobo Brazil crushes Pampero Firpo to win the National Wrestling Alliance United States Heavyweight title (for the fifth time) at Cobo Arena.

Born Houston Harris, Brazil had become the first African-American to win the coveted title in 1962. Known as the “Jackie Robinson of Pro Wrestling,” the 6-foot, 6-inch, 270-lbs. Arkansas native has defeated a who’s who of contemporaries, including the Sheik, Dick the Bruiser and Gorilla Monsoon.
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Watch Bobo Brazil take on The Sheik in the ’60s.

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Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.

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