George Gordienko

Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man

von Steven Verrier

248 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

George Gordienko (1928-2002) may be the greatest wrestler you've never heard of. From humble, Ukrainian/Cossack immigrant roots in the Canadian Prairies, he endured a tough childhood during the Great Depression to emerge as a leading "shooter" and one-of-a-kind artist on the mat. Excluded from wrestling in the United States during the McCarthy era because of his association with the Communist Party as a young man, he was deprived of a run with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, for which he was hand-picked by the great Lou Thesz. After retirement, Gordienko transitioned to a different sort of canvas and became a successful painter. This first full-length biography traces his remarkable career.

• Reihe: McFarland
• ISBN: 9781476687698
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2022
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.