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Bruno Sammartino Day Celebration in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: photos
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Bruno Sammartino greets Allegheny County Council Member John DeFazio and Council President Rich Fitzgerald. During the 1960s and '70s, DeFazio was a wrestler known as Jumpin' Johnny.
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! i4 n/ V- x1 nMay 17, 2013 was declared “Bruno Sammartino Day” in Allegheny County, Pa., in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Bruno Sammartino winning the WWE Championship.
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6 q3 ?. H8 Y& f; B. a6 NFitzgerald and DeFazio pose with Bruno and Council Member Dr. Charles Martoni, who was also a professional wrestler.
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