Animal by Jim Evans
A stand-out character in an entertainment industry where persona is everything, George “The Animal” Steele shares how he balanced his real life as Jim Myers, a highly respected high school teacher and coach, with the green tongued, hairy backed, turnbuckle eating wrestling icon he was in the ring. The memoir delves into the golden era of wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s and his entry into the World Wrestling Federation where he earned a spot in professional wrestling history despite only speaking in animal-like grunts. In reality, the educated man that overcame his struggles with dyslexia and Crohn’s Disease was a father and an inspiration to many of his students and players, and the dichotomous personalities that marked this much-loved man’s life are explored in his own words. The book is filled with nostalgic and humorous anecdotes about the whirlwind life of wrestling alongside such notables as Hulk Hogan and Bruno Sammartino, both in and out of the ring.
Jim Evans was born in Rocky Grove, PA, and lived in the village of Galloway for much of his life. He holds degrees from Clarion State, Kent State and Peabody-Vanderbilt Universities. He was employed for several years in the region of his birth as a high school teacher, and clinical psychologist before leaving the area and moving to South Carolina. For thirty years he was a faculty member in the Department of Psychology of the University of S. C. After retirement he co-founded the Sterlingworth Center, a mental health facility in Greenville, S. C., where he continues to maintain a part-time practice. He is co-author, editor or co-editor of several books on neuropsychology-related topics.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781600787980 |
| ISBN 10 | 1600787983 |
| Title | Animal |
| Author | Jim Evans |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Triumph Books |
| Year published | 2013-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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