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Olympien \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928<\/a> et porte-drapeau du Canada \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d\u2019ouverture, Earl McCready a termin\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 en sixi\u00e8me place en lutte libre chez les poids lourds, une cat\u00e9gorie qui ne comptait que sept participants. L\u00e9gende du monde de la lutte, McCready a possiblement \u00e9t\u00e9 le meilleur lutteur amateur de l\u2019histoire du Canada. M\u00e9daill\u00e9 d\u2019or chez les poids lourds aux Jeux de l\u2019Empire britannique de 1930 \u00e0 Hamilton, McCready a aussi d\u00e9croch\u00e9 quatre titres nationaux (trois canadiens et un am\u00e9ricain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCready a \u00e9t\u00e9 remarqu\u00e9 des d\u00e9pisteurs coll\u00e9giaux quand il a vaincu le lutteur am\u00e9ricain Charles Strack (Olympien de Paris 1924) aux Championnats canadiens de 1926. Il a accept\u00e9 une bourse en lutte de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Oklahoma, o\u00f9 il est devenu le premier triple champion NCAA toute cat\u00e9gorie (1928 \u00e0 1930), ne perdant aucun combat au cours de son passage dans l\u2019Oklahoma, accumulant une fiche de 25-0 (remportant toutes ses victoires par tomb\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019exception de trois). McCready a \u00e9tabli le record du tomb\u00e9 le plus rapide de l\u2019histoire d\u2019une finale de la NCAA, collant au tapis Ralph Freese de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Kansas en 19 secondes \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du tout premier Championnat de lutte de la NCAA en 1928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayant grandi \u00e0 Amulet en Saskatchewan, pour ensuite habiter \u00e0 Aurora en Ontario dans les ann\u00e9es 1940 et 1950 avec sa femme, pour les partisans de lutte dans le monde,  McCready \u00e9tait connu comme \u00ab Le fermier d\u2019Aurora \u00bb. Apparemment, McCready a command\u00e9 un livre sur \u00ab comment g\u00e9rer les gros bonshommes avec facilit\u00e9 \u00bb et a appris \u00e0 lutter avec ce livre. Il a particip\u00e9 en Angleterre au tout premier combat de lutte t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9 de la Grande-Bretagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr\u00e8s son retrait de la comp\u00e9tition amateur, McCready a connu une carri\u00e8re professionnelle en lutte pendant 28 ans avec le Stampede Wrestling de Stu Hart. Il a d\u00e9tenu le titre professionnel des Jeux de l\u2019Empire britannique et a \u00e9t\u00e9 class\u00e9 deuxi\u00e8me meilleur lutteur au monde par The Ring magazine en 1937 (derri\u00e8re Jim Londos). McCready a livr\u00e9 son dernier combat au Maple Leaf Gardens de Toronto en 1958. Il a g\u00e9r\u00e9 un salon de massage apr\u00e8s sa carri\u00e8re sportive, \u00e0 Edmonds dans l\u2019\u00c9tat de Washington. En 1966, il a perdu sa jambe gauche en raison d\u2019une ost\u00e9omy\u00e9lite (a eu une jambe artificielle) et en 1983, il est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 d\u2019une crise cardiaque \u00e0 Seattle dans l\u2019\u00c9tat de Washington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCready a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e de la Stampede Wrestling, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e des sports de l\u2019Oklahoma, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du Wrestling Observer (1996) et au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e et Mus\u00e9e national de la lutte des \u00c9tats-Unis. Il a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1961, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e des sports de la Saskatchewan en 1973, au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens en 1967, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e de Wrestling Canada Lutte en 2000, au Panth\u00e9on George Tragos\/Lou Thesz de la lutte professionnelle en 2005 et au Panth\u00e9on de la lutte professionnelle en 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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