An Evening With The 'All American Boy' In Phoenixville

By MARK PINTO

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- The Phoenixville Public Library will host a former professional wrestler who has just completed his autobiography during the event “An Evening with “All American Boy” Bob Backlund: Book Talk and Signing” on Monday, March 14 at 7 p.m.

Bob Backlund began life as a poor farm boy in a tiny Minnesota village. He was a below-average student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, a kid whose life was headed for disaster. Then a local coach took interest in him and suggested that he take up amateur wrestling. Less than a decade later, that same farm boy would become wrestling’s champion of the world.

Hear him tell his own story in this book talk and signing for his new autobiography, “Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling’s World Champion”.

Robert Lee “Bob” Backlund is the former three-time World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion with an in-ring career that has spanned nearly forty years. Backlund continues to make occasional appearances for the WWE as a goodwill ambassador, while also continuing to work with kids in amateur wrestling and traveling the country as a motivational speaker. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013. He lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013, Ext. 132.

The library is located o 183 Second Avenue in Phoenixville. The talk will be held in the Carnegie Room.