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Whipper Watson. Hopes for $200,000 Snowarama
Whipper Watson. Hopes for $200,000 Snowarama

Whipper Watson. Hopes for $200,000 Snowarama

Date12/16/1976
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  • Whipper Watson. Hopes for $200,000 Snowarama
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Original Toronto Star caption: Whipper Watson. Hopes for $200,000 Snowarama
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0088390F
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    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 Watson pool opens. Opening the Whipper Watson therapeutic pool in the new addition to York Country Hospital in Newmarket, Lieutenant-Governor (...)
    Whipper Watson pool opens. Opening the Whipper Watson therapeutic pool in the new addition to York Country Hospital in Newmarket, Lieutenant-Governor (...)
    Darrell, Dick
    12/10/1975
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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