Rolls Gracie

Rolls Gracie (Portuguese: [ˈɡɾejsi]; 1951–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist. He was a prominent member of the Gracie family known for their founding of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and considered by some the family's best ever fighter.^[1] He was teacher of Rickson Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr., Royler Gracie, Maurício "Maurição" Motta Gomes, Márcio "Macarrão" Stambowsky, Rigan Machado and Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti.^[2][3] He died in a hang-gliding accident in 1982. He is the father of Rolles Gracie and Igor Gracie.

Rolls Gracie
Born	(1951-03-28)March 28, 1951 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Died	June 6, 1982(1982-06-06) (aged 31) Resende, Brazil Hang gliding accident
Teacher(s)	Helio Gracie, Georges Mehdi, Bob Anderson
Rank	9th deg. BJJ red belt
Other information
Notable students	Rickson Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr., Royler Gracie, Rigan Machado, Márcio Stambowsky, Mauricio Motta Gomes, Romero Cavalcanti

The Famous Five

The Famous Five was a nickname for the original five black belt students of Rolls Gracie, who were well known for their fighting skills. Just prior to his untimely death, Rolls promoted a sixth black belt into the group. The established terminology persisted so that the following six men continued to be called "The Famous Five."^[4]

• Márcio Stambowsky
• Mauricio Gomes
• Romero Cavalcanti
• Nicin Azulay
• Paulo Conde
• Mario Claudio Tallarico