Roberto Escobar

Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria (born January 13, 1947), nicknamed El Osito (Little Teddy bear), is the brother of deceased drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar, and the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel, which was responsible for up to 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States. He was the oldest son of Abel de Jesús de Escobar and Hermilda Gaviria. Passionate about cycling since his youth, he obtained third place in the team event of the National Cycling Championship of Colombia, and obtained 37 victories in cycling in a single year, second place as athlete of the year of the department of Antioquia, ironically surpassed by Martin Emilio "Cochise" Rodriguez. Also he was also coach of the Colombian cycling team in international competitions. While working in the manufacture of medicines at "Droguerías Aliadas" (a company that also sponsored him in cycling), ...