Category: The Sporting Connection

Bill Mercer takes the reader behind the microphone

Posted by Andy McNamara | Sep 13, 2007 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

The world of radio and television programming is a part of the day-to-day entertainment for...

Walter Johnson: A cautionary tale of gridiron and the ring

Posted by Steven Johnson | Sep 6, 2007 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Just as wrestling in Cleveland was heating up in...

‘The Big Cat’ Ernie Ladd was seldom tamed

Posted by Steven Johnson | Mar 11, 2007 | Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling It almost didn’t happen. All the...

The Fighting Fisherman’s adventures in wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 7, 2007 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries, The Sporting Connection

While “The Fighting Fisherman” Yvon Durelle is justly celebrated in the boxing...

The Strange Case of Carnera

Posted by Guest Column | Oct 26, 2006 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

It’s been 100 years, today, since Primo Carnera was born. His name may not be familiar to...

Mat Matters: Wrestling with the Fall Classic

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Oct 23, 2006 | Opinion, The Sporting Connection

It’s funny what connections our brains make sometimes. With the World Series in full swing,...

Manoukian shunned football for ‘rasslin

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 4, 2006 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

With football season again in full swing, Don Manoukian, a veteran of one whole year for the...

Woody Strode: Pioneer of ring, field and screen

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 17, 2006 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Before becoming one of the first big, black movie stars — thanks in large part to legendary...

Pete Rose reflects on his WWE experiences

Posted by Jon Waldman | Jun 6, 2006 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

For most people across North America, Pete Rose is best remembered as one of the best baseball...

Horsing around with Duncan McTavish

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 8, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

BORN: 1932 in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland 5’9″, 235 pounds; “I’ve a...

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