George Gordienko : Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man, Paperback / softback Book

George Gordienko : Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man Paperback / softback

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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 for 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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