Tag: amateur wrestling

Earl McCready was great, amateur or pro

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 27, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics

REAL NAME: Earl McCready 238 pounds BORN: June 15, 1908 in Landsdowne, Ontario DIED: December 9,...

Chris Taylor: The giant Olympian

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 26, 2000 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Chris Taylor was the biggest Olympian ever in 1972, competing in freestyle wrestling in Munich,...

Kurt Angle’s winning ways

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 27, 1999 | Interviews

Kurt Angle may be only a beginner in the WWF rings, but looking back at his gold medal win...

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