Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice Mad Dog Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture icon - but he was also a son, husband, and father. Mad Dog explores Vachon's career and personal struggles with painstakingly detailed historical research and through both Maurice's own recollections and those of the people who knew him best. As a young man, Maurice could have chosen a dark criminal path, but then wrestling and family changed him. Chronicling his slow but steady rise to prominence across America and internationally in some of pro wrestling's most important territories, this in-depth biography shows how Vachon's life came to be defined by the words of Mark Twain: It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. Fiercely proud, motivated, and supremely talented, Vachon's story is also the amazing tale of how a lifelong make-believe heel became a real-life hero outside of the ring.--Provided by publisher.
Authors
Bertrand Hébert, Pat Laprade, George Tombs, Paul Vachon, Kathie Vachon
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-282) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2017.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.812092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Translation of: Maurice Mad Dog Vachon Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-qu
- ISBN
- 9781770413320 9781773050645
- LCCN
- GV1196.V33
- LCCN Item number
- H4213 2017eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xx, 282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00238058 (OCoLC)1011551633 (CaOOCEL)453495
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Maurice Mad Dog Vachon Maurice Vachon story
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Table of Contents 5
- Preface and Acknowledgments 7
- Foreword 11
- Prologue 13
- 1: A Thug in the Making 19
- 2: The English Are Coming! 32
- 3: Around the World 39
- 4: Thank You, Armand 52
- 5: No Man Is a Prophet in His Own Country 63
- 6: Make Love, Not War 72
- 7: Maurice Cheats Death, Part One 79
- 8: Another Vachon Enters the Fray 86
- 9: Between Texas and Quebec: A Family Affair 91
- 10: The Warm Breath of Mabel and the Freezing Air of Calgary 98
- 11: Strong as a Bear! 109
- 12: Aloha, Cheryl 115
- 13: Mad Dog Is Born 122
- 14: A New Start in the Midwest 134
- 15: Maurice Cheats Death, Part Two 146
- 16: The Vachon Brothers at the Top of Their Game 156
- 17: Grand Prix Wrestling: Maurice’s Triumphant Return 166
- 18: Free Agent — in Wrestling and In Life 191
- 19: Life Starts at Fifty 213
- 20: There’s No Business Like Show Business! 229
- 21: Maurice Cheats Death, Part Three 247
- 22: Deal or No Deal? 257
- 23: The Road to Happiness 264
- 24: The Passing of a Legend 278
- Epilogue 289
- Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon: Statistics 291
- A Last Word 295
- References 296
- Photo Insert 301
- Copyright 317
