Post by Jeff Kaye on Jun 29, 2010 15:59:52 GMT -5
Fred Salvadore - Builder
Fred Salvadore was born and raised in Timmins, Ontario and was a huge promoter of the sport of arm wrestling. He organized the first ever World Wrist Wrestling Championships in Timmins in 1970. He was approached by Carling O'Keefe Breweries and, through exposure on Wide World of Sports, managed to promote the s...port in a way that no one had been able to. He put on a World Armwrestling Championships for an unbelievable 12 years in a row in Timmins, Ontario.
In 1971, he organized the first ever Canadian Armwrestling Championships and that served as the introduction of the term "arm wrestling," which was previously referred to as wrist wrestling. With the showcasing of arm wrestling on Wide World of Sports, he will be remembered as a superior promoter of the sport.
Fred Salvadore was born and raised in Timmins, Ontario and was a huge promoter of the sport of arm wrestling. He organized the first ever World Wrist Wrestling Championships in Timmins in 1970. He was approached by Carling O'Keefe Breweries and, through exposure on Wide World of Sports, managed to promote the s...port in a way that no one had been able to. He put on a World Armwrestling Championships for an unbelievable 12 years in a row in Timmins, Ontario.
In 1971, he organized the first ever Canadian Armwrestling Championships and that served as the introduction of the term "arm wrestling," which was previously referred to as wrist wrestling. With the showcasing of arm wrestling on Wide World of Sports, he will be remembered as a superior promoter of the sport.
