Blackjack Mulligan dead at 73
By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling Blackjack Mulligan, who died today at the...
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Author: Steven Johnson
Randal Brown was ‘Lord of the Rings’
Violins had Stradivari. Wristwatches had Cartier. Wrestling rings had Randal Brown. An...
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Remembering Joe Garagiola, wrestling announcer
In his 90 years on Earth, Joe Garagiola hit .316 in a winning World Series, called some of...
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Class personified: Nick Bockwinkel dies
During his heyday as one of the most articulate heels of all time, Nick Bockwinkel, who died...
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Jack Gacek: Wrestling’s first World War II fatality
John Gacek and his fellow soldiers didn’t have time to observe Armistice Day. They were too...
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Don Fargo, man of many names, dies
Don Fargo, who died today, November 8, 2015, in Pensacola, Florida, was the greatest disguise...
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Preeminent historian Fred Hornby, dead at 76, had rich radio past
By STEVEN JOHNSON and GREG OLIVER Whether he was running the desk at a highly rated all-news radio...
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Tommy Rogers of the Fantastics dies
Tommy Rogers, one half of the famed 1980s tag team, The Fantastics, died this morning in Hawaii....
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Verne Gagne dead at 89
Verne Gagne, one of the biggest stars ever in professional wrestling, and later a promoter for...
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Ron Wright was a rasslin’ star in East Tennesse
By STEVE JOHNSON & GREG OLIVER – SlamWrestling There aren’t too many photos of Ron...
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