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Jim Londos The Golden Greek of Professional Wrestling /

The most famous active athlete in the world during the Great Depression was not Babe Ruth, Sonja Henie or Babe Didrikson. It was a determined Greek immigrant who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean as a 15-year-old to escape a demanding father and start a life abroad. Jim Londos slept in railcars and f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Steven (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.]: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2024.
Series:Studies in strength and physical culture
Subjects:
Londos, Jim, > 1894-1975.
Wrestlers > United States > Biography.
Greek Americans > Biography.
Lutteurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Américains d'origine grecque > Biographies.
Sports.
Wrestling.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
SPORTS & RECREATION.
Electronic books.

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