a match that today is known as the Texas Bullrope Match, where one is tied to his opponent using rope and must drag him to all 4 corners of the ring.” Personal life In addition to English, he was fluent in Spanish. After he quit wrestling, Ramos ran a towing service in Houston. He learned about the business from a fellow wrestler named Nick Kozak. He already had a daughter, Julia Ramos, and sons, Manuel Ramos, Jr., and John "Bull" Bush prior to marrying his wife named Brenda Jean Long. He took her with him on his first tour of Australia, but she returned to the United States to birth their first child, Angelina Ramos, followed by their second child, Amanda Ramos. Ramos suffered from diabetes, which caused him to go blind. He had a big toe amputated due to an infection caused by a piece of glass. In addition, he was on kidney dialysis three times a week. He lost over 100 pounds because of his diabetes. On May 27, 2006, Ramos died at the age of 68 due to a massive shoulder infection. In popular culture Ramos is the subject of a song by The Mountain Goats, titled "The Ballad of Bull Ramos", on their 2015 album Beat the Champ - a concept album about professional wrestling. Championships and accomplishments Mid-South Wrestling Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) NWA Big Time Wrestling NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tiger Conway, Jr. (1) and Big John Studd (1) NWA Hollywood Wrestling NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Americas Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ray Gordon and Mike Riker NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Black Gordman NWA Rocky Mountain NWA Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Beast Pacific Northwest Wrestling NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (4 times) NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Clay Spencer (1), Ripper Collins (1), and The Iron Sheik (1) Ring Around The Northwest Newsletter Wrestler of the Year (1972–1973) Western States Sports NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time) Texas All-Pro Wrestling TAP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Championship Wrestling (Australia) World Brass Knuckles Championship References Further reading Kind-Hearted Ramos A Great