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The official Ken Patera autobiography The Weight of the World, has been officially released by Patera and co-author Kenny Casanova.
Promotional material for the book notes:
"Ken Patera crushed competition and broke records everywhere. He hurled all Track & Field shot putters to the side. He pushed to the top of the weightlifting world winning countless medals in the Nationals, Pan Am Games and the Olympics – and was the first American to ever clean & jerk over 500 pounds. In pro wrestling, he main-evented for the AWA as one of Andre the Giant’s biggest foils and held the WWF Intercontinental Title concurrently with the NWA Missouri Championship. All these accolades were the results of hard work, but it wasn’t an easy road. With obstacles, injuries, and an intense pressure to succeed, witness the fitness of the “World’s Strongest Man” and just how he handled bearing the “Weight of the World.” "
KEN PATERA: Weight of the World
WOHW.com
Written by Ken Patera & Kenny Casanova
Page Count: 465
Foreword: Ric Flair
Additional content: Bob Backlund, Brian Blair, & Bruce Wilhelm
Pictures: Never-seen-before family & sports shots from around the world!
Signed Copies: AVAILABLE
PREORDER INCENTIVE: Preorder early and increase your chance to win Patera collectibles, 8x10s, and other products from Kenny Casanova & WOHW!
BOOK INFO: Ken Patera crushed competition and broke records everywhere. He hurled Track & Field shot putters to the side. He pushed to the top of the weightlifting world winning countless medals in the Nationals, Pan Am Games and the Olympics – and was the first American to ever clean & jerk over 500 pounds. In pro wrestling, he main-evented for the AWA as one of Andre the Giant’s biggest foils and held the WWF Intercontinental Title concurrently with the NWA Missouri Championship. These accolades were the results of hard work, but it wasn’t an easy road. With obstacles, injuries, and an intense pressure to succeed, witness the fitness of the “World’s Strongest Man” and just how he handled bearing the “Weight of the World.”
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