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Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones

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Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones

Birth
Dillon, Dillon County, South Carolina, USA
Death
13 Nov 1993 (aged 60)
Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot
Block 101A
Memorial ID
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Professional Wrestler. He was a wrestler from 1969 until 1987, and held the Central States and Mid-Atlantic States tag team Championship in the WWF (now WWE). After retiring from wrestling he owned the Ringside Restaurant and Bar in Brunswick, Missouri until his death at the age of 60. He is famous for saying "My name is Rufus R. Jones, and the "R" stands for guts". In 2018, Rufus R. Jones was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Professional Wrestler. He was a wrestler from 1969 until 1987, and held the Central States and Mid-Atlantic States tag team Championship in the WWF (now WWE). After retiring from wrestling he owned the Ringside Restaurant and Bar in Brunswick, Missouri until his death at the age of 60. He is famous for saying "My name is Rufus R. Jones, and the "R" stands for guts". In 2018, Rufus R. Jones was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Bio by: Hilda Duell

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Hilda Duell
  • Added: Jan 24, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8314234/rufus_r-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones (4 Jul 1933–13 Nov 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8314234, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.