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Biography
Allen James Coage was an American judoka and professional wrestler known by his in ring name of Bad News Brown.
He won medals for the United States at several international judo competitions, including the heavyweight bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and later appeared in professional wrestling promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling under the ring names Bad News Brown, Buffalo Allen, and Bad News Allen.
Allen was born in 1943. He passed away in 2007.
Sources
- 1950 Census "United States Census, 1950," ED 31-1233, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; sheet 17, dwelling 106, Allan Coage (age 6) in Allen Coage (age 27) household; Ancestry, Ancestry Record 62308 #281496566.
- Obituary "COAGE - Allen James 'Bad News Allen'", obituary, Calgary Herald, 10 Mar 2007, page B10, column 3; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/129520974/ : accessed 6 Aug 2023).
See also:
- Wikipedia: Allen Coage
- Wikidata: Item Q1378867, en:Wikipedia
