🌐🎂On January 20, 1988 wrestling legend Bobo Brazil passed away at the age of 73 in St. Joseph, Michigan. Credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling, Brazil (real name Houston Harris) is considered one of the first successful African American professional wrestlers.🎂🌐 #BoboBrazil | Davenport Sports Network

Bobo Brazil: The First African American Wrestling Superstar Bobo Brazil, born Houston Harris in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1924, was the first African American professional wrestler to break racial barriers in the sport. Standing 6’6” and weighing over 270 pounds, he became a larger-than-life figure in the wrestling world during a time when segregation and discrimination were prevalent. Bobo Brazil’s in-ring style was characterized by his powerful moves, with his signature maneuver, the “Coco But

#OnThisDay 52 years ago THE BOBO SHOW was the first program broadcast on Adelaide's new TV station SAS10! Here's Bobo the Clown visiting the Heinz Factory in 1963. Take a look at our new BOBO curated collection: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/bobo-clown | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

FLASHBACK: Time to remember the first face to ever appear on this TV station. It was not the premier, a newsreader or a sports star but a clown called Bobo. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | http://7news.link/Flashback #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide