The King of New Orleans: How the Junkyard Dog Became Professional Wrestling's First Black Superstar

by Greg Klein and Eden O'Neill

Book Overview

A Big Easy legend returns to the limelight

New Orleans was once one of the hottest cities for pro wrestling because of one man -- Sylvester Ritter, better known as the Junkyard Dog. JYD became a legend in the Big Easy, drawing huge crowds to the Superdome, a feat no other wrestler ever came close to. In 1980, he managed to break one of the final colour barriers in the sport by becoming the first black wrestler to be made the undisputed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770410309
• ISBN13: 9781770410305
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.7"