The lead story in the Pittsburgh newspaper today (Christmas Day) is a story about Bruno Sammartino. If you don't know about Bruno Sammartino, you should. Sammartino was the longest reigning champion of the World Wide Wrestlig Federation, holding the title from 1963 to 1971, and again from 1973 to 1977.
John says this was back when wrestling was still a serious sport, before it became just a "show". He remembers watching on TV in 1960 when Sammartino picked up 640 pound Haystacks Calhoun, lifted him over his head, turned around and threw him to the mat.
Sammartino was John's hero. He called his cousin, Rocky, this morning to tell him about the Sammartino newspaper article.
Sammertino is a Pittsburgh native. Well, sort of. He came here when he was a 14 year old skinny kid, escaping the Nazis in Italy. Pure Italian lore.
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