With his green tongue, bald head and hairy torso, George “The Animal” Steele was an iconic competitor during wrestling’s golden era in the ’70s and ’80s, tearing up turnbuckles and wielding foreign objects to the delight of millions.
By night, Steele — whose real name is Jim Myers — scratched, bit, and clawed the likes of Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, and Bob Backlund in fierce brawls at Madison Square Garden. By day, he was a respected high school teacher and coach with a master’s degree.
His new book, Animal, written with Jim Evans, is a tale of tenacity and perseverance both in and out of the ring, overcoming dyslexia and, later in life, Crohn’s dise...
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