Upcoming events
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 | Speaking | No Comments
Nov. 3 — Mike will be the featured speaker at the 13th annual Excel Tribute Dinner and the Night of Champions ceremony in Des Moines. Excel Wrestling, owned by Steve Knight, offers elite style training at all levels of wrestling, in several states. Also honored at the event will be Doug Schwab, head wrestling coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a former NCAA champion and Olympian, and Arno Niemand, of Colorado Springs, a long-time supporter of wrestling at all levels and author the book The Dream Team (about the 1947 Cornell College wrestling team that won the NCAA team title). For more information, call Excel Wrestling at 303-931-3973.
Nov. 11 — Mike will give the keynote address for the American Legion Post Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1976 in North Liberty, to be held at the South Slope Communications Conference Center in North Liberty. He will talk about the lives and military service of Fred Becker and Nile Kinnick. Becker, from Waterloo, was Iowa’s first All-American football player (1916) and signed up to fight in World War I. He was killed in action along the Western Front on July 18, 1918, and was awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross, the Belgian War Cross for bravery and France’s top military honor. Kinnick is Iowa’s greatest football legend,winning the Heisman Trophy in 1939 and losing his life on a pilot training mission on June 2, 1943., during World War II. Mike’s book Triumph and Tragedy tells the story of Becker, Kinnick, Jack Trice and Johnny Bright. The event is open to the public.
Nov. 12 — Mike wil be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club Leadership Banquet in Webster City, honoring some of the top students in several local school districts. The event is not open to the public.
Iowa History Journal Volume 5, Issue 6, Now Available
Monday, November 4th, 2013 | Iowa History Journal | No Comments
On 300 plus acres of land outside the town of Missouri Valley are the remnants of a forgotten piece of Cold War history. Fifty years ago, on Iowa soil, stood an incredible weapon that could reach speeds of 15,500 miles per hour and travel 9,000 miles. On impact, it generated an explosion almost 175 times the power and destruction force of the nuclear bomb dropped on Japan to end World War II. It was the Atlas-D Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, the first ICBM of the United States and the last resort for preservation of the county. Historian Michael Reece has written a spellbinding story of Iowa’s “Guardian of Peace.”
In addition, Brian Cooper writes about Dubuque’s Jay Berwanger, who in 1935 became the first winner of the legendary Heisman Trophy: Jeff Stein describes the stunning veterans museum in Waterloo named after the Sullivan brothers: Don Doxsie describes the successful business Happy Joe’s……and two writers, Jessica Lowe and Bob Denny, recall the role of Iowans in the stories of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.
Iowa History Journal Volume 5, Issue 5, Now Available
Friday, September 6th, 2013 | Iowa History Journal | No Comments
Few Iowans have had a bigger impact on the overall prosperity of the state than “Tama Jim” Wilson, who spent most of his adult life in Traer. Wilson served as Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years under three presidents – William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. In this issue of Iowa History Journal, Jerry Harrington provides an in-depth look at this very influential Iowan and also has thumbnail sketches of the other five Iowans who have held that prestigious position.
In addition, Don Doxsie writes about the devastating tornado of 1860 that left the city of Camanche in total ruin; Pat Kinney gives readers a tantalizing trip back in time to WWII with his interview of the widow of one of the five Sullivan brothers; Jeff Stein informs of the period in 1953 when television exploded onto the eastern Iowa scene, and John Skipper writes about the amazing success of the Sukup family in the grain bin business.
All that and much more in the latest issue of Iowa History Journal – including Winterset’s latest efforts in expanding the legacy of John Wayne.
Oklahoma Shooter – Back by Popular Demand – UPDATED
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 | Books | No Comments
The book Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story was published in 2009 and all 2,000 copies quickly sold out. We have had so many requests for books that we have reprinted a select number. This will be the last reprint so order it now.
Dan Hodge is one of the most fascinating athletes in American history. He was a three-time undefeated NCAA champion for the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s, and was known as the greatest pinner of all time. His junior year, Hodge won the 177-pound NCAA title with all pins, then the national freestyle AND Greco-Roman national titles a month later, again all with pins. That’s three national championships with 14 straight pins. Dan won a silver medal in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. He was robbed of the gold medal and the story is revealed in the book.
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Wrestling Tough, 2nd Edition – Now Available!
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The 2nd edition to the popular Wrestling Tough, this new book is loaded with stories of many current stars and many behind-the-scene stories of legendary figures from the sport of Wrestling. As Dan Gable wrote, “Wrestling Tough is much more than learning about being successful on the mat. It’s for all who would like to dominate or develop a passion for any sport. Incredible reading! Get energized and be entertained at the same time!” |
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Journey: Reflections on 50 Years of Writing, Wrestling, Weightlifting, and Heroes – Order Today!
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Super Book of Wrestling Trivia – Order today!
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