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Sports Figures, left to right, wrestling promoter Frank Tunney, former NHL referee Carl Voss, hockey great Rocket Richard, and wrestler Whipper BIlly (...)
Sports Figures, left to right, wrestling promoter Frank Tunney, former NHL referee Carl Voss, hockey great Rocket Richard, and wrestler Whipper BIlly (...)

Sports Figures, left to right, wrestling promoter Frank Tunney, former NHL referee Carl Voss, hockey great Rocket Richard, and wrestler Whipper BIlly (...)

Date5/8/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sports Figures, left to right, wrestling promoter Frank Tunney, former NHL referee Carl Voss, hockey great Rocket Richard, and wrestler Whipper BIlly Watson are among those in Moscow unable to get tickets for hockey series.
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It has been a glorious 30 years for wrestling promoter Frank Tunney
It has been a glorious 30 years for wrestling promoter Frank Tunney
5/8/1969
A traditiion is resumed: Escorted by Pat Flanagan, another former wrestler, Whipper Watson carries Timmy for 1973, 10-year-old Richard Ware, to head table at Sports Celebrities Dinner
A traditiion is resumed: Escorted by Pat Flanagan, another former wrestler, Whipper Watson carries Timmy for 1973, 10-year-old Richard Ware, to head table at Sports Celebrities Dinner
2/8/1973
One for all . . . and all for Whipper Billy. Whipper Billy Watson, second from right, is surrounded by old friends. Left to right are wrestling refere(...)
One for all . . . and all for Whipper Billy. Whipper Billy Watson, second from right, is surrounded by old friends. Left to right are wrestling refere(...)
4/25/1975
Winning smiles: Sharing the spoils of the first Frederick Big Daddy Gardiner award for community service are Johnny Lombardi, right, founder of CHIN Radio, Fern Alexander, Metro's first woman constable and Bob Rumball, who accepted for former heavyweight wrestling champ Whipper Billy Watson
Winning smiles: Sharing the spoils of the first Frederick Big Daddy Gardiner award for community service are Johnny Lombardi, right, founder of CHIN Radio, Fern Alexander, Metro's first woman constable and Bob Rumball, who accepted for former heavyweight wrestling champ Whipper Billy Watson
5/24/1984
Amateur wrestling falls in the shadow of the so-called professional wrestlers and the sport's image suffers
Amateur wrestling falls in the shadow of the so-called professional wrestlers and the sport's image suffers
8/1/1976
New role for wrestler. Whipper Billy Watsn played father of the bride Saturday when he gave his daughter, Georgina Alexis, in marriage to John Gilbart(...)
New role for wrestler. Whipper Billy Watsn played father of the bride Saturday when he gave his daughter, Georgina Alexis, in marriage to John Gilbart(...)
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Azeem Kayum, 11, above, plays with his wrestling figures at home in Stouffville and, left, five years ago
Azeem Kayum, 11, above, plays with his wrestling figures at home in Stouffville and, left, five years ago
12/17/1990
From left, sports promoter Arnold Boldt, swimmer Vicki Keith, former Governor-General Roland Michener and former Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird a(...)
From left, sports promoter Arnold Boldt, swimmer Vicki Keith, former Governor-General Roland Michener and former Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird a(...)
2/14/1990
John Brown's bodies: Gallery owner Carmen Lamanna stands in front of Brown's Fully Scaled Portrait (public Prosecutor's Speech), on exhibit through April 4, Critic Hume says Brown has returned to one of his favorite symbols for man's desperation, wrestling figures
John Brown's bodies: Gallery owner Carmen Lamanna stands in front of Brown's Fully Scaled Portrait (public Prosecutor's Speech), on exhibit through April 4, Critic Hume says Brown has returned to one of his favorite symbols for man's desperation, wrestling figures
3/26/1985
Hockey History: NHL Hall of Famers Gump Worsley, left, and Alex Delvecchio gather with other sports celebritites prior to the Conn Smythe dinner last night
Hockey History: NHL Hall of Famers Gump Worsley, left, and Alex Delvecchio gather with other sports celebritites prior to the Conn Smythe dinner last night
2/4/1993
Pair of heavyweights: Hockey great Frank Mahovlich, left, and longtime heavyweight boxing contender George Chuvalo put up their dukes before last night's induction ceremonies at the Canadian Sports of Fame
Pair of heavyweights: Hockey great Frank Mahovlich, left, and longtime heavyweight boxing contender George Chuvalo put up their dukes before last night's induction ceremonies at the Canadian Sports of Fame
10/11/1990
McCauley: The former NHL referee suffered eye injury in an altercation with a fan in 1979
McCauley: The former NHL referee suffered eye injury in an altercation with a fan in 1979
12/22/1981