Annual sputnik monroe day recalls memphis influential wrestler and new song celebrates his role promoting integration. Sputnik is designed both for classroom use at the universitycollege level as well as a helpful selfstudy guide for beginning learners of russian. This is the story of how a professional wrestler fought to desegregate a memphis auditorium. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from sputnik monroe. Sputnik wrestled against prejudice washington times. Oh yes, i heard the author interviewed on npr before the book came out. Sputnik monroes unique style wrestler sputnik monroe died this month at the age of 77. A match between sputnik monroe and billy wicks drew,000 people to the old russwood park. Historian john ferling talked about his book, apostles of revolution. Sputnik and the hidden rivalries that ignited the space age. Afroamericans in memphis often have three portraits hanging in their homes, jesus, martin luther king and wrestler sputnik monroe.
This book is enough to make me not want to read any of his other works. The satellite is lifted from the earths surface by a rocket and, once placed in orbit, maintains its motion without further rocket propulsion. The early days of memphis wrestling has something for every wrestling fan out there. Sputnik monroe drew record crowds for his matchesand insisted they not be separated by race. Last month, an american icon passed from this world without much fanfare. He received the nickname sputnik at a television taping in mobile, alabama in 1957 when a female heckler called him a communist, a damned sputnik. The shock of the century, took me right back to that little girl staring at the sky, to.
Sputnik monroe was memphis wrestlings most loved bad guy. Wrestler sputnik monroe died this month at the age of 77. I was 11 years old when sputnik beeped across the sky and i stood with my father in our back yard, night after night, staring at the stars. One great story i didnt mention here that gordon brings out in that book is how sputnik deftly promoted jerry phillips, son of sam. An early civil rights pioneer, sputnik would become a legend for just being himself. The white pro wrestler who integrated his sport the outline. Julien nitzberg gives an update on his prointegration wrestler sputnik monroe biopic. He was born rocco monroe digrazio in dodge city, kansas. His mother remarried and his stepfather adopted him, changing his name to rock monroe brumbaugh.
The book also comes with a cd of four songs performed by wrestlers. Provided to youtube by cdbaby sputnik monroe otis gibbs mount renraw. Libya, syria and a migration issue remain the main bones of contention for italy and france, michela mercuri, associate professor of modern history at the university of macerata and author of incognita libia unknown libya, told sputnik italy the academic emphasized that rome and paris are pursuing different strategic goals in libya, stressing that its all because of oil. The sputnik crisis and the national defense education act of 1958. And, for that, sputnik monroe, vile and hated villain inside the. Sputnik had so much character and so much charisma, on his way to the ring hed build a heckuva lot of heat and hed have you ready to see his ass kicked before his opponent even got to the ring. Follow major military news and latest developments in the military sector. At the time they were from california and were friends with several other bands that i really enjoyed. Hosts david greene, steve inskeep, noel king and rachel martin bring you. Dean silverstone led harry elliott by the arm over to see lou thesz. Sputniks children shares some of the same metaphorical territory. He also was singlehandily responsible for integrating the arena used for wrestling in memphis ellis auditorium.
All the latest updates on arms sales, weapon deliveries and military drills. Jefferson, paine, monroe, and the struggle against the old order in. Sputnik monroe was a bad guy or heel who wrestled in memphis in the late 1950s. Navy, he went professional and soon became known as one of its best known personalities. Check out sputnik monroe by sputnik monroe on amazon music. He was a white professional wrestler that helped integrate the sport all throughout the south in the 1950s. With his incredible drawing power that often attracted 15,000 or so fans to shows, monroe helped bring professional wrestling to new heights during an incredible career that. Todd kaneko is the author of the dead wrestler elegies 2014. In his heyday in memphis in the 1950s, monroe was bad guy in. There are no clear answers, but it seems as though thats how favro wants it, and that approach is perfectly matched to the curious, smart worlds and parallel realities that coexist in sputniks children. Bio long before the famed monday night wars, sputnik monroe was shattering attendance records in memphis, tenn. I learned much about the wrestling business by knowing and working with sputnik monroe. Monroes tremendous influence was given an entire chapter in cultural historian robert gordons it came from memphis, a book which looks.
Sputnik monroe by sputnik monroe on amazon music amazon. The wrestling legend who was born with the name rocco monroe digrazio, died on friday in a florida nursing home at 78 years old. The shock of the century is one of the few booklength overviews of the event that launched the space age. There just was never anyone exactly like him, said lance russell, the voice of memphis wrestling for half a century.
Sputnik is your main source of information on the latest military operations and defense news. Sputnik 50 years ussr by sputnik and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wrestler sputnik monroe wrestler rock sputnik monroe was at the pinnacle of memphis wrestling 40 years ago when his swagger and largerthanlife personality sold out local arenas. He was a headliner in many territories, and was best known in memphis, tennessee, where he and billy wicks set an attendance record that lasted until the monday night wars boom period. Sputnik monroe roscoe brumbaugh was a professional wrestler that took memphis to the sports forefront during the late fifties.
Watch chasing the moon american experience official site pbs. Julien nitzberg gives an update on his prointegration. It covers events leading up to the launch of the soviet unions sputnik i satellite in october 1957, and analyzes cultural and political reactions after the fact. Article with interview clips from npr monroe site at georgia wrestling history. Today, people take it for granted that they live in a world that isnt threatened with imminent nuclear annihilation. The pro wrestler who fought segregation in 1950s memphis. In an npr interview, sputnik recalls, i took knives away from guys and cut them on the arm. In 2019, join american experience and pbs to relive the journey that defined a generation. With an introduction by jerry lawler, a bonus cd of songs long out of print by wrestlers like sputnik monroe, jackie fargo, len rossi, and handsome jimmy valiant, as well as reproductions of old wrestling posters and 45s, sputnik, masked men, and midgets. For npr, monroe recalled of this period, i got arrested on time. Features song lyrics for sputnik monroes sputnik monroe album. A little more than half a century ago, that was the. Sputnik monroe he was a diamond ring and cadillac man i am saddened to hear of the passing of sputnik monroe.
For the fiftieth anniversary of sputnik, the behindthescenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space the spy planes were. December 18, 1928 november 3, 2006 better known by his ring name sputnik monroe, was an american professional wrestler. In the early 1970s, the white pro wrestler sputnik monroe worked as onehalf of a tag team with the black wrestler norvell austin. Npr s tom goldman and sputnik monroe sputnik wanted more of his fans to get into the auditorum, so he bribed a door attendant to miscount the number of african americans admitted. The death of sputnik monroe, though, deserves more attention, because he. Sputnik monroe s unique style wrestler sputnik monroe died this month at the age of 77. There are also some old wrestling programs reproduced and a few old newspaper articles.
Sputnik monroe listen and stream free music, albums, new. A sputnik monroe display at the memphis rock and soul museum. Theres the jerry lawlers, the jackie fargos, the ric flairs, and all these guys who are great in their own right, but sputnik monroe was an absolute oneofa. Got huggin little pants and a flashy do black boots and a champ belt too head man and hes frolickin with the fans wrong look. The introduction to the book is written by wrestler and mayoral. Sputnik monroes profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. China is embarking on a new, parallel path of clean power deployment and innovation. Dwayne day is kind of like xkcds randall munroe, you look at your life and try to figure.
They were a bit raw, but oozed talent and potential. In his heyday in memphis in the 1950s, monroe was bad guy in the ring, and a civil rights crusader with his. At seventeen, he was wrestling all comers at county fairs. Roscoe monroe brumbaugh better known by his ring name sputnik monroe, was an american. The day shown for national sputnik monroe day is based off how much chitterchatter and buzz there was on march 24, 2017 across social media making references to sputnik monroe day.
Sputnik monroe listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos sputnik monroe. Sputnik article about sputnik by the free dictionary. My favorite photo of sputnik monroe, image from the university of. Sputnik textbook part 1 and 2 is an introductory russian course designed to develop basic reading, writing, listening and communication skills. List of books and articles about sputnik online research. Our algorithms examine all of the references to national days across social media and updates hourly, with our homepage displaying the. Memphis wrestling history is happy to announce our line of window card shirts. According to variety, hbo found his life story so fascinating. Morning edition takes listeners around the country and the world with multifaceted stories and commentaries every weekday. In his heyday in memphis in the 1950s, monroe was bad guy in the ring, and a civil. Youll be taken to the ordering page on and you can select all the specifics for your shirt, including. December 18, 1928 november 3, 2006 better known by his ring name sputnik.
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