Oliver Humperdink & Friends

Here is a great shot of R. Bruce Tharpe with friends Calixto Gonzalez and Jim Brewster enjoying the company of legendary pro wrestling managers Sir Oliver Humperdink and "Playboy" Gary Hart (along with Texas sidekick Whitebread Johnson) at the Cauliflower Alley Club meeting (Las Vegas, 2006).

Tharpe and Humperdink have been friends for over 30 years. Gary Hart had planned to form a partnership with Bruce Tharpe to reopen the South Texas area as a full-fledged wrestling territory. Tragically, Gary Hart passed away suddenly of a massive heart attack.

On the day Gary Hart died, Bruce Tharpe lost a great friend and future business partner.

"Gary Hart was one of the best wrestling managers and bookers in wrestling history," said Tharpe, "as well as a wonderful friend and human being. Gary Hart will remain in our hearts, and be loved and missed by many for years to come."