Backlund
From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion
$52.71
- Paperback
552 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2023
Summary
Bob Backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of Princeton, Minnesota. He was a below-average student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the wrong crowd and made a lot of bad choices. He was a kid whose life was headed for disaster-until a local coach took interest in him, suggested that he take up amateur wrestling, and offered to work with him if he promised to stay out of trouble.
It was in North Dakota that Bob Backlund had the first …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781683584445 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1683584449 |
| Author: | Bob Backlund, Robert H. Miller, Roddy Piper |
| Publisher: | Sports Publishing LLC |
| Imprint: | Sports Publishing LLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 552 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 737g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Bob Backlund
Robert Lee “Bob” Backlund is the former two-time World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion, with an in-ring career that has spanned nearly forty years. Backlund continues to make occasional appearances for the WWE while also teaching amateur wrestling to children and traveling the country as a motivational speaker. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013.
Robert H. “Rob” Miller is a trial lawyer, equity partner, and member of the management committee at a New Englandbased law firm. He is also the critically acclaimed author of titles including Law School Confidential.
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper was a professional wrestler who won thirty-five titles during his illustrious career. The author of In the Pit with Piper, Piper passed away in 2015.
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