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9781581606461

The Life and Legacy of Frank Gotch: King of the Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestlers

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  • ISBN13:

    9781581606461

  • ISBN10:

    158160646X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-04-01
  • Publisher: Paladin Press
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Summary

In the early twentieth century, one man ruled the tough world of professional wrestling-Frank Gotch. Learning the ferocious craft of catch-as-catch-can wrestling under the tutelage of catch wrestling master Marvin "Farmer" Burns and in regular, brutal bouts in the ring, Gotch went on to dominate the sport and become one of the most famous sports figures in the world.

Author Biography

Author Mike Chapman offers intriguing speculation about how Gotch may have matched up against some of the other top wrestlers of all time, and he has unearthed fascinating accounts from wrestling legends, promoters, and sports writers, during and after the Gotch era, who all weigh in on why Gotch was the greatest of them all. Close to 80 photos, many of which are being published for the first time in nearly a century, round out this portrait of one of the most influential figures in the history of professional wrestling.

Table of Contents

Raw Beginningsp. 1
Meeting the Farmerp. 7
Learning from Jenkinsp. 13
Taming the Russian Lionp. 25
The Master Grapplerp. 37
The Final Evaluationp. 45
The Gotch Legacyp. 69
Photo Section: The Career of Frank Gotchp. 73
Endnotesp. 141
Bibliographyp. 145
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