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Carey L. Lloyd (July 4, 1933 – November 13, 1993), also known by his ring name Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones, was an American professional wrestler.He competed in the Central States, St. Louis and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions of the National Wrestling Alliance as well as the American Wrestling Association and All Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1970s and 1980s.
Kenneth Wayne Johnson (born December 8, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestling manager, better known by his ring name, Slick. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) between 1986 and 1993. He is the son of professional wrestler Rufus R. Jones. [3]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 140 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021 (Ford) [69] Ranked No. 152 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021 (Dawkins) [70] Ranked No. 5 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020 [71] Evolve. Evolve Tag Team Championship [72] WWE. WWE SmackDown Tag Team ...
Jones in 1962 became the first driver in at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to qualify at over 150 mph with a four-lap average of 150.370. He was the Indy 500 pole-sitter in 1962 and 1963 and co ...
Rufus Jones may refer to: Rufus Jones (writer) (1863–1948), American writer, philosopher and Quaker; Rufus R. Jones (1933–1993), American wrestler; Parnelli Jones (1933–2024), American racing driver; full name Rufus Parnell Jones; Rufus E. Jones (born 1940), American politician; Rufus Jones (actor) (born 1975), English actor, comedian and ...
Jones was born on 13 June 1962, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. He made his wrestling debut in 1985 under the name Soul Train Jones, primarily working for the Continental Wrestling Association in ...
He appeared as Sam Clemens in a 1962 episode, "The $275,000 Sack of Flour." He appeared in an episode of the TV series In The Heat of The Night, where he portrays a husband who kills his terminally ill wife, as Carl Tibbets, owner of a book store in Sparta. Thus he appeared in both the 1967 film as the mayor and the 1992 episode of the TV show.
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) – with Mark Youngblood (2), Rufus R. Jones (1), and Paul Jones (1) [31] WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995) [32] Cadillac Cup (1976) NWA United States Championship Tournament (1984) [30] Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance. MAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [17] National Wrestling Federation