Episode #25: Happy Birthday, Tommy Gilbert!
Episode description
On this episode, we celebrate what would have been Doug's Dad Tommy Gilbert's 85th Birthday on January 15th by having Doug & Tommy share memories and stories of Tommy while also reviewing some results from the early years of his career featuring discussions of Sputnik Monroe, Ron & Don Wright, Herb Welch, The Funks, Eddie Marlin, Rocky Johnson, Billy Wicks, The Bicentennial Kings of Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson, Frank Goodish, and many more! Plus the story of Johnny Starr and some great stories about Mr. Gilbert working with the legendary Lou Thesz!
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