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The
Mulligan Wing
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George South Online Museum
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BLACKJACK'S
BBQ
BACKED BY THE JACK
by Dick
Bourne |
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2005
VISIT
George
South and Dick Bourne recently visited
Blackjack Mulligan at his home in
central Florida. Blackjack gave us
several gifts to share with others
through the Online Museum we set up on
the Mid-Atlantic Gateway.
We had to
bring in the demolition crew to knock
down a few walls so that the
construction crew could expand the
"Mulligan Wing" of the museum, which
just got a lot bigger!
Read Dick Bourne's account of the visit
here.
Many thanks
to Blackjack for sharing his career
memorabilia with all of us! (Visit
Blackjack's BBQ for photos and
more!)
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2004
VISIT
George
South recently visited with Blackjack
Mulligan in Florida. George told Blackjack about
his garage full of wrestling memorabilia,
but didn't have the guts to directly ask
him for something for it. But during
that short visit, George and Bob and
Julia Windham hit it off. A connection
was made and a friendship established. A
few weeks later, George came home to
find a package left on his porch.
"I saw who it was from, and I
froze," George told me. "I was almost afraid to open
it."
Inside
were treasured items that Blackjack gave
to George, and they are shared with all
of us
here.
-D.
Bourne |
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Japanese
Ceremonial Sash
Japanese ceremonial sash given to
Blackjack Mulligan during tour of
Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Worn in the ring during opening
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Blackjack's Classic T-Shirts
A
collection of t-shirts worn in the ring.
Several are rare shirts produced by
Championship Wrestling from Florida
for big events there, including "Lords
of the Ring" and the final event at the
famous Ft. Hesterly Armory in Tampa. |
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Claw Gloves
Custom
buckles and belts worn in bunkhouse
matches. |
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Buckles
Custom
buckles and belts worn in bunkhouse
matches. |
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Spurs
A set of
spurs that Blackjack occasionally wore
in bunkhouse style matches. |
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Boots
UPDATED!
Two legendary colorful pairs of Blackjack's
wrestling boots.
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Ring Jackets
Various
ring jackets belonging to Blackjack
Mulligan including the famous "Battle of
the Belts II" show in St. Petersburg in
February of 1986. |
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Red Man
Tobacco...saved from the 70s!
Actual
tobacco that was found in the bottom of
a box of Blackjack's 70s ring worn
memorabilia. |
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Bandanas
Several
bandanas worn by Blackjack Mulligan to
the ring or in bunkhouse matches. |
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"Blackjack
Brawl" Leather Vest
A leather
vest with art work commemorating the
UWF's "Blackjack Brawl" PPV event in
1994. |
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The
famous "Horseshoe/Texas" shirt
An
immediately recognizable shirt that
Blackjack wore to the ring, especially
later in his career in the WWF and in
WCW. (He's seen wearing it in the
photo above.)
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Trunks
The
big man's trunks, battle tested!
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Autographed
Photo
Signed
by Blackjack during George's visit.
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George
and the Complete Exhibit
The
Mulligan Wing of the George South
Wrestling Museum!
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