Gentleman Ed Francis Presents 50th State Big Time Wrestling!
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935690248 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 162 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great for people who lived through this era in Hawaii like I did Great for people who lived through this era in Hawaii like I did. It is colorful entertaining and well written. Gary Verhaeghe said Ed Francis captures the Art of Story Telling.. I have long been an admirer of the men and women who Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation". These remarkable Americans were tempered and shaped during the Great Depression of the 19Ed Francis captures the Art of Story Telling. I have long been an admirer of the men and women who Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation". These remarkable Americans were tempered and shaped during the Great Depression of the 1930's , over came the hardships of those years, went on to fight in WW II , and returned home to build careers , raise families and build legacies. America and those times produced many colorful and enduring personalities. " Gentleman Ed Francis" is a quintessential character for the greatest generation and a classic American success story. His highly entertaining book "50th State Big Time Wrestling " chronicles his life from the . 0's , over came the hardships of those years, went on to fight in WW II , and returned home to build careers , raise families and build legacies. America and those times produced many colorful and enduring personalities. " Gentleman Ed Francis" is a quintessential character for the greatest generation and a classic American success story. His highly entertaining book "50th State Big Time Wrestling " chronicles his life from the . Fun trip on memory lane Makana Risser Chai For people of a certain age who grew up in Hawai'i, this book is a fun read. I gave it to a friend at a birthday party and people were laughing, trading stories about their favorite wrestlers, and remembering happy days of small kid time. Highly recommended!
For the past three decades he has worked in the television industry in Los Angeles. At KGMB-TV in Honolulu he produced many popular TV specials, among them "All in the Ohana" starring Andy Bumatai and "Rap's Hawaii" starring Rap Reiplinger. The book's co-writer, Larry Fleece, grew up in Hawaii and attended Kalani High School, Stanford University and the University of California at Los Angeles before pursuing a career in television production. About the Author In addition to his storied wrestling career, auth
In Hawaii, Gentleman Ed found a new calling, as a promoter offering a unique brand of sport and showmanship tailored exclusively to Island fans. Gentleman Ed Francis' 50th State Big Time Wrestling, a wild and wacky extravaganza, took Hawaii by storm and dominated local sports entertainment throughout the 1960s and '70s. Now, Francis reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of building his Aloha State wrestling empire in his book, Gentleman Ed Francis Presents 50th State Big Time Wrestling! The hardcover edition of Gentleman Ed Francis Presents 50th State Big Time Wrestling! is a fan must-have documenting Francis' humble beginnings, the negotiations to bring wresting to Hawaii's television screens and the ups-and-downs of managing an enterprise built on big men boasting larger-than-life personalities. With his wrestler-announcer-referee-promoter partner Lord Tally Ho Blears at his side, Francis built a huge fan following for his wrestlers—Hard-Boiled Haggerty, Tosh Togo, Handsome Johnny Barend, Andre the Giant, Freddie Blas
In addition to his storied wrestling career, author Edmund C. . He now lives in Overland Park, Kansas. For the past three decades he has worked in the television industry in Los Angeles. The book's co-writer, Larry Fleece, grew up in Hawaii and attended Kalani High School, Stanford University and the University of California at Los Angeles before pursuing a career in television production. Francis has been a cattle rancher in Oregon, an air show promoter and a