Buddy Rogers, 1921–1992 immigrants from Germany. American professional wrestlers with the ring name “Nature Boy” became one of the biggest professional wrestling stars at the beginning of the television era and influential future professional wrestlers. He held the top championship in NWA and the WWWF, today known as WWE. He began wrestling at age nine at the local YMCA, where he excelled in all sports. Not only that, but he also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
