Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend

Gene Kiniski, a champion professional wrestler, is remembered for his accomplishments in the ring, his run-em-over approach to wrestling, his growly demeanor, and his razor-sharp wit. People who knew him best remember him as a giant of a man who impacted people around him more than he did wrestling audiences.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 152 pages
\n Publication date: 30 January 2019
\n Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
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Few stones are left unturned in this account of the life of a champion professional wrestler, old-time fans, and wrestling historians remember well for his accomplishments in the ring, his run-em-over approach to wrestling, his growly demeanor, and a razor-sharp wit he could unleash at will. Numerous people who knew Gene Kiniski firsthand—including boyhood friends and acquaintances in the Canadian prairie, fellow wrestlers and promoters who worked with him or against him, and people who became Kiniskis friends after he left the ring—recount touching stories and memories of an athlete and entertainer who was known internationally to a generation of wrestling fans and to Canadians everywhere as Canadas Greatest Athlete. In these pages, those who knew Kiniski best remember a giant of a man who impacted people around him even more than he impacted wrestling audiences in major centers in the United States, Canada, and Japan over the course of an outstanding career spanning well over three decades.

Few stones are left unturned in this account of the life of a champion professional wrestler, old-time fans, and wrestling historians remember well for his accomplishments in the ring, his run-em-over approach to wrestling, his growly demeanor, and a razor-sharp wit he could unleash at will. Numerous people who knew Gene Kiniski firsthand—including boyhood friends and acquaintances in the Canadian prairie, fellow wrestlers and promoters who worked with him or against him, and people who became Kiniskis friends after he left the ring—recount touching stories and memories of an athlete and entertainer who was known internationally to a generation of wrestling fans and to Canadians everywhere as Canadas Greatest Athlete. In these pages, those who knew Kiniski best remember a giant of a man who impacted people around him even more than he impacted wrestling audiences in major centers in the United States, Canada, and Japan over the course of an outstanding career spanning well over three decades.

\n Weight: 462g\n
Dimension: 177 x 253 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781476674834\n \n