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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.1 \9 c# v1 X) G# t- T8 I
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May 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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Fitzgerald and DeFazio pose with Bruno and Council Member Dr. Charles Martoni, who was also a professional wrestler.
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