correct guy was a superathlete before becoming a pro wrestler . teen age bodybuilding champ, gold gloves boxer, football player, discus thrower among other things. owned a lion while wrestling. invested in a poster of himself that bombed instead of buying a partnership in gold's gym before it took off.
Awesome, I knew Billy Graham had a background in bodybuilding and athletics before his pro-wrestling career but was unaware that he trained with Arnold and co and was so successful.
Such a shame that he is not given the credit he deserves in the pro wrestling world, he was such a pioneer and changed the business in so many ways. He paved the way for the likes of Hogan, Jesse Ventura and Macho Man and the rest of the 80's wrestling boom.
