On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> wrote:
> > The Detroit native got through Michigan State and was a sports coach > before achieving rasslin' fame (right up to a championship match with the > Hulkster, 'toobed); film buffs may remember him as "Ed Wood"'s associate > Tor Johnson... 79. > > Variety > <http://variety.com/2017/tv/columns/george-the-animal-steele-dead-wwe-ed-wood-dies-1201991318/> > (link) > The Variety reporter should have at least made some calls and tried to get a live comment rather than just quoting tweets. When I was growing up in Pittsburgh, Studio Wrestling aired around noon on Saturdays just after cartoons. During the '70s Steele was the most compelling wrestler to watch both in the ring and doing interviews. Showing Steele and Hogan is a bit of a disservice as Steele's best days were earlier than that era. Around 10 years ago I went to a minor league hockey in Johnstown. By chance it was George Steele night and in a big room off the concourse Steele sat at a table signing autographs for a long line of fans. From a distance he just looked like somebody's grandpa to me. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
