Wow ..death threats , damn . Well I know it wasn't likely George Chuvalo - he used to eat every Friday night at fish and chip place on Weston Road in Northeast Toronto, that was beside my apartment. I lived there 3 years and saw George 30 or 40 times. He was always extremely friendly.
Yeah but George was a bad dude. I was threatened by the Hiltons in various ways but one was a death threat left on my work voice mail.
Of course, the fighting Hilton's , in and out of the ring. Crazy bunch ... They were quite rowdy types . I never saw the " bad dude " side of George . But of course I only talked to him briefly or nodded..
The evening after the interview, John Ferguson was at our table at the Bell Centre before the game. "Fergie," I said, "you might be the second toughest person I've met today. I interviewed George Chuvalo." "No," Red Fisher said, "Fergy was tougher."
Thank you for sharing this story , Jack. Great story , indeed. Red Fisher was such a joy to read .