Buck Zumhofe is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on March 21, 1951 in Ham Lake, Minnesota, United States. Zumhofe founded Rock & Roll Wrestling in 2000. It ran shows in Minnesota and Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Zumhofe was sentenced to prison in July 1986 for sexual misconduct with a minor. Zumhofe was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment for fourth-degree sexual conduct with a minor.
He returned to the AWA in 1985 and won the second AWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he lost to Steve Regal in the final round. In July 1986, he was sentenced for sexual misconduct. He wrestled in 1988 for Windy City Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling America. Zumhofe returned to the AWA in 1989 after his release from prison. He defeated Jonnie Stewart to win the AWA World Light Heavyweight title in 1990. Stewart was his rival until 1991, when he lost the title.
Zumhofe was again arrested on May 27, 2013 and charged with twelve felony counts of criminal sexual misconduct for sexually abusing his daughter between June 1999 and June 2011, beginning when she was 15 years old. He was convicted on all twelve counts on March 5, 2014. Following the verdict, Zumhofe attempted to flee from the court house, but was quickly tackled by court officers and charged with “escape from custody”. On May 6, 2014, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison on two first-degree and two third-degree counts of criminal sexual conduct. The judge ordered the sentences on the four counts to be served consecutively. His escape from custody charges were eventually sentenced to run concurrently with his 2014 criminal sexual conduct sentence.
