Writings by Gordon Solie

By RobertAllyn

Biographies & Memoirs

Sports & Recreation

Language: English Not Rated (NR)

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“Writings by Gordon Solie,”a selection of personal short stories and prose penned by the legendarybroadcaster has now been introduced on the Amazon Kindle Store.

Gordon Solie demonstratedhis mastery of words as an award winning broadcaster in both radio andtelevision in addition to stellar performances at live sporting events. Hailed as the greatestcommentator during the "Golden Age of Wrestling," and the best everby many, Solie wooed millions of television viewers with his unique vocabularyand eloquent play-by-play coverage.

Along with his prowess atthe microphone, Solie was an accomplished journalist, constantly writingnewspaper columns, promotional pieces for auto racing and wrestling along withbios for famous athletes.

"Writings by GordonSolie” spans topics such as: stories from the road when he traveled with adare-devil thrill show; divorce; his involvement with stock car racing; hisexperiences with professional wrestling that led to his induction into the WWE,WCW and NWA Hall of Fame; a robbery in a parking lot; death, lines on humanfaces; aging; victory; champions; hope and a plethora of other subjects.

In the 1970s, Solie wrote"One Week from Rome" which depicts how America can be destroyed fromwithin. Later, Solie penned "A Fairy Tale" which parallels the demiseof America's most prominent wrestling promotions.

During the late 1960s andearly 1970s, Gordon Solie became a regional icon as host of Florida's numberone television program, "Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF),"a show which was syndicated in markets up and down the US Eastern seaboard. Bythe late 1970s, Gordon Solie was seen worldwide via satellite as host of thetop rated show on WTBS, "Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW)." Inthe early 1980s, Gordon Solie had an estimated viewing audience of over twelvemillion viewers a week including the Florida and Georgia programs.

Along the way, Soliecrossed paths with some of the greatest legends to ever grace the mats,athletes like Lou Thesz, Gorgeous George; Buddy Rogers; Bruno Sammartino; HulkHogan; Ric Flair; Antonio Rocca; Freddie Blassie; El Santo; Terry and DoryFunk; Dusty Rhodes; Andre the Giant; Verne Gagne; Ted DiBiase; Jerry Lawler;Antonio Inoki; Giant Baba; Roddy Piper; Bob Backlund; Johnny Valentine; HarleyRace; Jack Brisco; Sting; Jushin Liger; Mick Foley; "Macho Man" RandySavage and countless others.

Known as an innovative man,Gordon Solie was the first to bring a Grand National NASCAR race to Tampa, thefirst to bring Figure-8 racing to Florida, the first wrestling announcer to beseen worldwide, the first non-wrestler to do the "Hotseat Interview"and the first non-wrestler inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame.

Dubbed by"Entertainment Tonight" as the "Walter Cronkite ofWrestling" and as "The Dean of Professional WrestlingAnnouncers" by the industry, Solie earned a spot among
America's elite broadcasters.