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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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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0086627F
    It has been a glorious 30 years for wrestling promoter Frank Tunney
    It has been a glorious 30 years for wrestling promoter Frank Tunney
    Barkley, Harold
    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
    Darrell, Dick
    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(...)
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    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
    Goode, Jeff
    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
    Bezant, Graham
    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(...)
    James, Norman
    n.d.
    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
    Kayum, Azeem
    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(...)
    Faught, Ken
    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
    Lamanna, Carmen
    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
    Bock, Tony
    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
    Eglinton, Rick
    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
    Lennon, Frank
    12/22/1981