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Birth Name: Franklin Roberto Lashley, Jr.
Place of Birth: Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 16, 1976
Ethnicity: African-Caribbean [Panamanian, Barbadian, Jamaican]
Bobby Lashley is an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and armed forces veteran, who has worked in WWE, TNA Wrestling, and Bellator MMA. He is also known as Blaster Lashley and Lashley.
Bobby is the son of Clara and Franklin Roberto Lashley, who both emigrated to the U.S. from the Panama Canal Zone, at the time a U.S. territory. His father was a U.S. Army drill sergeant. He was partly raised in Fort Riley, Kansas. Bobby has three children, including two with his former partner, model, beauty queen, and professional wrestler Kristal Marshall. A photo of his father and uncles in Panama can be seen here . A photo of his mother can be seen here .
Bobby’s paternal grandfather was William Lashley (the son of Joseph Lashley and Rosalie Troutman). William was born in Panama, to parents from Barbados.
Bobby’s paternal grandmother was named Miriam Riley (the daughter of George Riley and Wilhelmina). Miriam was born in Panama, to a Barbadian father and a Jamaican mother.
Sources: Tweet where he states he is of Panamanian ethnicity – https://twitter.com
Article where he states his mother is from Panama and did not speak English – https://www.si.com
Obituary of Bobby’s paternal grandfather, William Lashley – https://www.newhopefh.com