Brown started out his career working as a face in the south, portraying a simple, honest man who always backed up his friends.

[1] He took part in a tournament for the vacant NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in September, his first major title opportunity, but was eliminated in the early rounds.

[3] The reign only lasted a week before Brown and Brooks lost the championship to David and Kevin Von Erich.

The next day, several Japanese wrestlers watched the tape of the match over and over again, laughing at Brown's misfortune and pain.

[5] Back in San Francisco, Brown defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the WWA Americas Heavyweight Championship, holding it for 50 days before losing it to Al Madril.

He became involved in a feud with then NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Manny Fernandez, facing him on several occasions in January 1980.

[9] In 1981, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) brought Leroy Brown as a regular worker, presenting him as a blue collar hero, wearing coveralls and a hard hat to the ring.

[10] Brown and various partners such as Ricky Steamboat and Sweet Ebony Diamond challenged The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) for the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

After losing to Flair in June, Brown accepted the offer, turning heel as he became enamored with fine clothes, jewelry and fast cars.

A few months later, Brown was paired with Ray Candy, who took the name "Kareem Muhammad", forming the "Zambuie Express" which was at times billed as "The Muslim Connection" in some promotions.

[14] On July 31, the duo defeated Mike Graham and Scott McGhee to win the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship.

On January 24, 1984, the Zambuie Express were awarded the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship when the Fabulous Ones failed to show up for a match, but the titles were declared vacant instead of giving them to Akeem and Muhammad.

[17] The team toured with New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the spring and ended up working for Jim Crockett Promotions by the summer.

[20] Daniels died on September 6, 1988, as the result of a stroke and subsequent heart attack caused by severe cirrhosis at a hospital in Savannah, Georgia at the age of 37.