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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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George Gordienko: Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man

George Gordienko: Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man

Verrier, Steven

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ISBN10: 1476687692
ISBN13: 9781476687698
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Published: Apr 28 2022
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

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.

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