Published Oct. 27, 2005
Growing up in the Twin Cities, Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association was larger than life. Of all the grapplers who participated in the "grunt and groan" show, there was no one more colorful than Milwaukee's own Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski, who died over the weekend at age 79.
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