Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career spanning over 30 years. He was a two-time WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the second-longest WWE Championship reign, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler for the North Dakota State University Bison from the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket. 

August 14th, 1949 in Princeton (Age 75)