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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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