Olympic Games

Wrestlers’ Court: Olympics a reminder to live in the moment

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | Aug 9, 2024 | Opinion, The Sporting Connection

I am not an Olympics fan, but I live with someone who is. My wife particularly loves gymnastics,...

Ken Patera’s book is weighty and ribald

Posted by Caleb Smith | Jun 18, 2024 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, The Sporting Connection

Ken Patera is a unique figure in the microcosm of professional wrestling. He seems to always be...

Guest column: Allen Coage, my hero, our hero

Posted by Guest Column | Apr 9, 2007 | Obituaries, Opinion

Wrestling fans are familiar with the career of Bad News Allen / Bad News Brown. He was one tough...

Bad News Allen dies suddenly

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 6, 2007 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Former Olympic judo bronze medalist Allen Coage — better known to wrestling fans as Bad News...

Olympic boycott still haunts Rheingans

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 26, 2004 | Interviews

Brad Rheingans knew he was in over his head. Just a short while into his pro career, after the...

Former NWA champ Dick Hutton dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 25, 2003 | Interviews, Obituaries

His first bout was a loss to Wild Bill Longson in 1952. Strangler Lewis, who acted as the manager...

From the Olympics to the Pros

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 29, 2000 | Interviews

OLYMPIAN STORIES Mad Dog Vachon, 1948 Bob Roop, 1968 Danny Hodge, 1952, 1956 Bad News...

Mark Henry: Two-time Olympian

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 28, 2000 | Interviews

Going into the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Mark Henry was considered one of the favourites in...

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,...

For Hodge, Olympics meant meeting people

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 21, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

For Danny Hodge, it was meeting athletes from other countries that really stood out from his...

Bad News on his judo bronze medal

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 20, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

Allen Coage has some Bad News to share. He doesn’t have his Olympic bronze medal anymore....

Olympics just another step for Bob Roop

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 19, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

Getting to the Olympics as a Greco-Roman heavyweight was a natural progression for Bob Roop. He...

Young Olympian was not yet a Mad Dog

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 15, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

When people think of Mad Dog Vachon, they think of a wild, snarling beast, wreaking havoc inside...

Tag: Olympic Games

Wrestlers’ Court: Olympics a reminder to live in the moment

Ken Patera’s book is weighty and ribald

Guest column: Allen Coage, my hero, our hero

Bad News Allen dies suddenly

Olympic boycott still haunts Rheingans

Former NWA champ Dick Hutton dies

From the Olympics to the Pros

Mark Henry: Two-time Olympian

Earl McCready was great, amateur or pro

Chris Taylor: The giant Olympian

For Hodge, Olympics meant meeting people

Bad News on his judo bronze medal

Olympics just another step for Bob Roop

Young Olympian was not yet a Mad Dog

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