An icon in professional wrestling circles who was considered a man of the people because of his blue-collar Milwaukee roots, Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski has died, losing his final bout to a non-cancerous brain tumor. 
On the left, Mary Kowalski of St. Paul wanted to meet her television idol, pro wrestler "The Crusher," for her 100th birthday in August, 1965. The Crusher read about her wish in the paper, and stopped by her house before a wrestling event in the Twin Cities.
Many a Saturday evening were spent watching All Star Wrestling on WTCN. When I read this, I took a couple extra Gerispeeds for kicks.
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