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How Wrestling Built Me: AutoNation General Manager Michael Child

‘How Wrestling Built Me’ is a podcast about the influence of wrestling beyond the mat. These are the stories of how wrestling develops a person in a singulalrly unique way. The people interviewed are those who have taken the skills of wrestling and used them to be highly successful in another endeavor. Whether it is business, politics, military, entertainment, broadcasting, writing, academics, or another sport — ‘How Wrestling Built Me’ explores the universal qualities of wrestling that last a lifetime.
Michael Child of Houston, Texas, was part of the state championship wrestling team at Midwest City High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma, before returning as an assistant coach at his alma mater for nearly 10 years. He lettered in football and wrestling at Colorado State University where he was a two-time Academic All-American. Child’s competitive wrestling career ended when he donated a kidney to his younger brother, Mark.  Rest of the story and audio at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1571284075969&twSessionId=tbqudynpfd&videoId=1690370132&mc_cid=095e996692&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 24, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized