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Wrestling legend Verne Gagne investigated in death of man, 97
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Posted on 02/19/2009 7:49:42 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB
Minnesota wrestling legend Verne Gagne is under investigation in the death of a fellow resident at a Bloomington care facility, a local television station is reporting. Police said Gagne, 82, threw his roommate, Helmut R. Gutmann, 97, to the floor on Jan. 26, breaking his leg and injuring his head, according to KMSP-TV. Gutmann was treated for his injuries, but was later rehospitalized, the station said. He died Saturday.
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
I was raised in Duluth. I left in "73" when I joined the Thomas Shows. After the carnival season ended I went home until November when I joined the Army. Been back three times since, and the last time was in "82".
I still have two brothers living there. Well one lives in Cloquet.
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posted on
02/19/2009 11:36:26 AM PST
by
OneVike
(Just a Christian waiting to go home)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/19/2009 11:38:46 AM PST
by
gogeo
(Democrats want to support the troops by accusing them of war crimes.)
To: OneVike
I was GM of the bunkering operation in Duluth/Superior and three locations on the North Shore. We served 60 American and 60 Canadian boats and about a dozen Salties that came in through the St. Lawrence with a small fueling tanker. Most of our biz was heavy oils.
To: GUNGAGALUNGA
Minnesota: Kenny “Sodbuster” Jay, Buck “Rock n Roll” Zumhoff, Stan “killer” Kowalski, Jim “Baron von” Raschke,
Vern, Gregg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Jesse Ventura, and last, but not least.... The Crusher.
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posted on
02/19/2009 12:27:38 PM PST
by
Fireone
(Prosecute all who voted for the illegal stimulus fiasco.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Are you retired? If so, where do you reside now?
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:05:01 PM PST
by
OneVike
(Just a Christian waiting to go home)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I noticed you became a member at the beginning like me. In Free Republic terms we are the "Old Timers". LOL.
Interesting that we both have Duluth on our list of old stomping grounds.
I used to enjoy standing at the top of Duluth on Skyline Drive while watching the boats come and go under the Ariel Lift bridge.
Swimming in Lake Superior off Park Point during the summer used to always give me ear aches due to the frigid water. Even in July the water is frigid.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:11:29 PM PST
by
OneVike
(Just a Christian waiting to go home)
To: OneVike
Not retired but I can see it from here.
I live at Lake of the Ozarks in mid-Missouri. Still brokering heavy oil.
To: WOBBLY BOB
I may be a bad person, but I read this and started hearing Ric Flair saying “In order to be the man...you’ve got to beat the man!”
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:17:48 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: RichInOC
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:18:36 PM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: JRios1968
LOL - I wonder how that guy’s face felt right after that.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:20:20 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Dissent Is Patriotic!)
To: OneVike
I remember The Crusher and the Bruiser going against the hated Soviet brothers, I forgot their names,Ivan and Karol Kalmikov.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:39:22 PM PST
by
Pusterfuss
(I just hope I'll have some change left when he's finished!)
To: Pusterfuss
Ivan and Karol Kalmikov That's the commies! LOL.
Ahhh, the memories come flooding in like the Mississippi overflowing its banks in springtime.
I remember the Crusher had his leg broken by Dr. X. During his supposed rehab he had a picture taken of himself carrying a keg of beer on his shoulder as he jogged around Milwaukee.
He came back and broke Dr X's leg for good measure. Then Dr X went to Japan and learned a new maneuver. It was a devastating knee kick that was supposed to put a guy out for the count.
Yeah, those were the days when I was naive and thought wrestling was real.
I also believed Hubert Humphrey was the new Messiah who was going to make Duluth great again. At least that is what my Social Studies teacher Sam Solon told us in class.
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posted on
02/19/2009 2:18:07 PM PST
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OneVike
(Just a Christian waiting to go home)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Sad, sad story. Both men had Alzheimer's disease.
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posted on
02/19/2009 3:06:24 PM PST
by
iowamark
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
02/19/2009 4:16:26 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: AFCdt; alisasny; ambrose; AnAmericanMother; AppyPappy; Archie Bunker on steroids; ...
As always, if you'd like ON or OFF my wrasslin' ping list, let me know
To: Fireone
Uh, you left out an important descriptive phrase...
THE VERY CAPABLE Kenny "Sodbuster" Jay.
He must have had "Mad Dog" Vachone and Nick Bockwinkel down for the two-count at least a dozen times each, before losing every time.
I don't believe the man ever won a match.
Likewise for George "Scrap Iron" Gadaskie.
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02/20/2009 5:27:51 PM PST
by
daler
To: Fireone
I believe both Curt and Larry “The Axe” Hennig were from Minnesota, as well as “Luscious Lars” Anderson.
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posted on
02/20/2009 5:30:38 PM PST
by
daler
To: daler
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posted on
02/20/2009 5:38:57 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Fireone
You forgot the Vashon (SP) brothers - Mad Dog and Butcher. Kenny J still lives in Bloomington - he was great - always getting his head bashed in when they needed a guy to beat to show the bad guys as cruel and viscious. When I was a kid, I was at the ‘Battle Royale’ match where Dr. X came out of the audience for his debut. Great days - midget wrestlers, women wrestlers and all kinds of mayhem.
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posted on
02/20/2009 7:39:35 PM PST
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Actually, it all started back in Mayberry. Helen Crump was a traveler and Floyd, well, you know...)
To: OneVike
Do you remember the promo Crusher and Bruiser did where Crusher turned around and inadvertently revealed that the keg was sawed off and empty? If anyone of the crew caught it they were too spineless to ask a re-shoot so it was aired that way. Priceless!
Hopefully Fred Blassie tracked down every one of those pencil-necked geeks and put them out of everyone’s misery.
And your Social Studies teacher was a Mark for liberalism. But you knew that. Unlike wrestling fans, liberals suspend disbelief for nearly all aspects of their lives.
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