Bob Backlund Autographs
Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired amateur and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation from 1976 to 1984 and in the 1990s, where he held the WWWF/WWF Championship on two occasions. His 2,135-day reign is recognized as the second longest in the championship's history. Backlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.
Backlund began his career in amateur wrestling, competing for the North Dakota State University Bison from the late 1960s to early 1970s. He began training as a professional wrestler in 1973 under Eddie Sharkey and competed for the American Wrestling Association. He then wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance and won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship in 1976. Later that year he joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation, defeating Superstar Billy Graham for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship in 1978. He held the championship until 1983, where he lost it in a match against the Iron Sheik. Shortly after losing the title, Backlund left the WWF, but returned in 1992 and was in the 1993 Royal Rumble match for over an hour, a record held until the 2004 Royal Rumble. At the 1994 Survivor Series, Backlund won his second WWF Championship, defeating Bret Hart. He held the championship for three days, before losing it to Diesel at a house show in Madison Square Garden.
In addition to his time with the WWWF/WWF, Backlund has had success in Wrestling and Romance, Championship Wrestling from Florida, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Current items with a signature of Bob Backlund
These are the most current items with a signature of Bob Backlund that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bob Backlund Signed 2016 Topps Undisputed WWE Card | $6.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Bob Backlund
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Backlund (Bob Backlund 1978 T.V. Sports Victory Action Series PSA signed wrestling card) was sold in September 2025 for $1,008.00 while the cheapest item (BOB BACKLUND, 100% AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED HARD COVER BOOK, AWESOME !) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2024. The month with the most items sold (13) was December 2025 with an average selling price of $35.98 for an autographed item of Bob Backlund. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $524.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was November 2017. In average, an autographed item from Bob Backlund is worth $19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bob Backlund were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Bob Backlund signed Wrestling Trading Cards by Manufacturer
