Biography

Rufus R. Jones was born on July 4, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for All Japan Pro Wrestling (1972), WCW Worldwide (1975) and Starrcade (1983). He died on November 13, 1993 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

He wrestled NWA champ Dory Funk to a 60 minute draw once in St. Louis.

He was a wrestler from 1969 until 1987, and held the Central States Heavyweight and North American Tag Team Championships, and Mid-Atlantic States Tag Team Championship in the NWA.

Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018 in the Legacy category.

"My name is Rufus R. Jones, and the 'R' stands for 'guts'.