George The Animal Steele

George The Animal Steele Opens Up About His Career

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"When I was wrestling in New York or the North East, [students and colleagues] didn’t know that back in Michigan." - George The Animal Steele

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The real-life Jim Myers became a teacher, amateur wrestling coach, and football coach at Madison High School in Madison Heights, Michigan.

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Becoming "The Animal"

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..."So Johnny DeFazio, one of the guys there, said, ‘Well, this is the Steel City, let’s call him Jim Steele.’ I didn’t like the ‘Jim.’ Somebody else said, George. So George Steele it was."

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George The Animal Steele

His Double Life and Turnbuckle ‘Fetish’