27 Wrestlers Who Have Died In 2021
17. Buddy Colt
So great a bad guy was Buddy Colt, a fan once famously fired a gun at him during a wrestling show. And so tough was Buddy Colt, he survived a plane crash that injured Austin Idol and Gary Hart, and tragically killed Bobby Shane.
A mainstay of NWA territories like Georgia Championship Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida throughout the 1960s and '70s, Buddy passed away on 5 March at age 85. In his later years, he had battled Parkinson's disease and dementia.