Mancuso: Sammartino, The Childhood Hero

Apr 20, 2018 615

My “Living Legend” passed away this morning. And Bruno Sammartino, the pro wrestling legend was appropriately labeled with that title because he was professional wrestling and a hero to  yours truly and many others. The longest reigning, and then known as WWWF Champion, would later get my start in the business with the late “Captain” Lou Albano and another Italian who was the “Heel” Dominic Denucci.

So when word came that my hero passed away at his home in Pittsburgh this morning, at the age of 82, a part of history also passed. Sammartino was an icon in his day, the superstar that could never lose and the person you wanted to meet.

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SOURCE: https://www.nysportsday.com

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