Robert Bédard (July 12, 1932 – May 25, 2019)[2] was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, the "Number One Frenchman" Rene Goulet.

Robert Bedard was born on July 12, 1932, in Quebec City and played hockey as a defenseman, on one occasion nearly dying after an opponent's skate cut into his throat.

Bedard adopted his ring name Rene Goulet when he began working in Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo's Minneapolis territory.

He spent the early part of his career traveling the territories, spending a significant amount of time in the American Wrestling Association.

He achieved his greatest fame in the 1970s and 1980s with the World Wrestling Federation, winning the WWWF Tag Team Championship with Karl Gotch on December 6, 1971, by defeating "Crazy" Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler.

Gotch and Goulet dropped the belts to Baron Mikel Scicluna and King Curtis Iaukea at the next television taping on February 1, 1972, staying on a few more months before looking for new opportunities.

Discussing the training that helped Goulet gain wrestling skills, he stated "Sometimes, you didn’t even know this guy standing in front of you.

Goulet was involved in one of wrestling’s biggest angles when he, Tony Garea, Blackjack Lanza, and other road agents fought furiously to save The Ultimate Warrior when he was locked in a coffin by The Undertaker.

Rene and his wife were together for nearly 70 years, and he worked hard to be home as often as possible and credits his marriage’s longevity and happiness to a number of things, quoting "First of all, of course, there has to be love.