Robert William Bob Howard is a semiretired American professional wrestler, actor and former racecar driver. He is best known for his 15year career with the World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names Thurman Sparky Plugg, Bob Spark Plug Holly, Bombastic Bob and Hardcore Holly.
Howard was born in Glendale, California, where he and his older brother were raised by his mother. After his mother remarried, the family relocated to Ventura, California and then to Grants Pass, Oregon, where Howard attended Grants Pass High School. After graduating, Howard worked in a beer warehouse before moving to Mobile, Alabama with the mother of his daughter, Stephanie. Howard spent several years working as a mechanic for Meineke before joining Taylor Wharton as a pipe cutter, where he trained as a welder. Howard later moved to Cowin Equipment, where he worked as a mechanic and welder.
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