Bob Orton Autographs
Robert Keith Orton Sr. (July 21, 1925 – July 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler. The patriarch of the Orton wrestling family, his two sons Bob Orton Jr. and Barry Orton, and grandson Randy Orton, have all wrestled professionally. To distinguish between him and his son, he is also known as Bob Orton Sr. Bob Orton Sr. was often referred to by his nickname "The Big O".
Orton was a two-time holder of the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship with tag team partner Eddie Graham in 1966. He also innovated the pedigree as he captured several other titles in various National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) territories with it, including the Florida and Georgia versions of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, as well as the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (with Bob Orton Jr.) in Florida Championship Wrestling and the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship in Central States Wrestling. He also competed in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), where he would also gain championship success. In 1961, Orton competed for the then NWA Capitol Wrestling Federation (now WWE) teaming with "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers.
Orton eventually left Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1962, by competing in other NWA territories. In 1968, Orton returned to Capitol Wrestling Corporation renamed as World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), often using the ring name Rocky Fitzpatrick. In September 1968, as "Cowboy" Rocky Fitzpatrick, he was number one challenger to WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino, losing to Sammartino at Madison Square Garden. He fought Sammartino in other northeastern cities as well. In the summer of 1969, Orton wrestled in the Ohio Sports Classics Promotion. During the rest of his career, he worked in Kansas City, St. Louis, California and Florida. He retired in 1981 and spent the last years of his life living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Current items with a signature of Bob Orton
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Traded items with a signature of Bob Orton
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Orton (2009 WWE Topps Randy & Bob Orton Topps Certified Autograph) was sold in August 2025 for $349.99 while the cheapest item (Cowboy Bob Orton Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo WWE Wrestler Star Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in May 2023. The month with the most items sold (22) was February 2026 with an average selling price of $38.73 for an autographed item of Bob Orton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2019 with $349.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2009. In average, an autographed item from Bob Orton is worth $12.50.
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Bob Orton signed Wrestling Trading Cards by Manufacturer
