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.jpg) Coage in 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Allen James Coage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 22, 1943[1][2] New York City, U.S.[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 6, 2007 (aged 63)[3] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Nihon University[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Helen Coage (1983–2007; his death)[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 9[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wrestling career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ring name(s) | Allen Coage[1] Bad News[1] Bad News Allen[3] Bad News Brown[3] B.L. Brown Buffalo Allen[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed weight | 271 lb (123 kg)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed from | Harlem, New York[7] Tokyo, Japan (WWWF 1978–79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trained by | Antonio Inoki[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut | October 23, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | May 20, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judo career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +93 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 3rd dan black belt[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Judo achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external judo databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 54440 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 6003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American judoka and professional wrestler.[5] 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.[5][7][8]
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