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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(...)

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(...)

Date4/25/1975
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  • 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 referees Tiger Tasker and Crusher Korman, Watson and Pat Flanagan, Whipper's longtime wrestling mate. The occasion was a testimonial dinner last night in honor of Whipper.
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Original Toronto Star caption: One for all . . . and all for Whipper Billy. Whipper Billy Watson, second from right, is surrounded by old friends. Left to right are wrestling referees Tiger Tasker and Crusher Korman, Watson and Pat Flanagan, Whipper's longtime wrestling mate. The occasion was a testimonial dinner last night in honor of Whipper.
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    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
    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 (...)
    Barkley, Harold
    5/8/1969
    Help for Timmy. Veteran golf pro Al Balding, right, gives Timmy a hand with his tee shot as they kick off plans for this year's Gold Week for Timmy. Whipper Billy Watson looks on
    Help for Timmy. Veteran golf pro Al Balding, right, gives Timmy a hand with his tee shot as they kick off plans for this year's Gold Week for Timmy. Whipper Billy Watson looks on
    McConnell, Colin
    5/12/1980
    Whipper. Billy Watson clowns around with Rick Stemboat and Dino Bravo at Maple Leaf Gardens last night. It was Whipper Watson Appreciation Night and h(...)
    Whipper. Billy Watson clowns around with Rick Stemboat and Dino Bravo at Maple Leaf Gardens last night. It was Whipper Watson Appreciation Night and h(...)
    Darrell, Dick
    12/17/1978
    The Chief at the controls, Timmy-12-year-old Steven Fitzpatrick, and Whipper Billy Watson wheel into a dinner dance for the Ontario Society for Crippl(...)
    The Chief at the controls, Timmy-12-year-old Steven Fitzpatrick, and Whipper Billy Watson wheel into a dinner dance for the Ontario Society for Crippl(...)
    Cooper, David
    9/15/1977
    Touching goodbye: Elieen Watson, widow of 'Whipper Billy' Watson, pauses to place a rose on her husband's casket at the funeral yesterday
    Touching goodbye: Elieen Watson, widow of 'Whipper Billy' Watson, pauses to place a rose on her husband's casket at the funeral yesterday
    Faught, Ken
    2/10/1990
    Whipper Billy Watson
    Whipper Billy Watson
    Spremo, Boris
    7/8/1983
    Big loser: Whipper Billy Watson has promised to lose 50 pounds
    Big loser: Whipper Billy Watson has promised to lose 50 pounds
    Dexter, Brian
    8/3/1983
    Whipper Billy Watson
    Whipper Billy Watson
    Spremo, Boris
    5/10/1984
    Whipper Billy Watson
    Whipper Billy Watson
    Dexter, Brian
    8/3/1983
    David and Goliath. While helping Rosedale MP David Crombie get into his snowsuit for the 3rd annual Snowarama yesterday, Whipper Billy Watson couldn't(...)
    David and Goliath. While helping Rosedale MP David Crombie get into his snowsuit for the 3rd annual Snowarama yesterday, Whipper Billy Watson couldn't(...)
    Crombie, David
    2/4/1979
    Whipper Billy Watson, Couldn't have done better than Leafs' Jim McKenny (18) did on this play, stopping (!) Bobby Rousseau of North Stars. However, ho(...)
    Whipper Billy Watson, Couldn't have done better than Leafs' Jim McKenny (18) did on this play, stopping (!) Bobby Rousseau of North Stars. However, ho(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    2/25/1971