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01-30-2007, 10:27 PM
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life
Shreveport, LA. – January 30, 2007
“Dr. Death” Steve Williams was given a second chance. In the prime of his life, Steve was diagnosed with T-4 throat cancer. With God by his side, Steve overcame all odds and survived this deadly disease. Now, Steve is committed to give his testimony to the people from the wrestling ring.
As an athlete, Steve has “done-it-all.” In 1978, he graduated from Lakewood High (Colorado). He was a star athlete and recruited heavily by many major colleges and eventually accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. Steve is one of the very few legitimate wrestlers to make the transition from the amateur ranks to the professional wrestling ring. While at the University of Oklahoma, he was a two-time, Big Eight free-style wrestling champion. As a collegiate football player, he was also a two-time, Big Eight champion. Under legendary Coach Barry Switzer, he went to three major Orange Bowls, a Sun Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl. He also played professional football as a defensive nose guard for the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League (USFL).
In the ring, Steve is a “shooter” and because of his amateur wrestling background, he was generally regarded as one of the most dangerous “shooters” in the business. Because of this tough reputation, he earned the nick-name name “Dr Death” – which he had since high school. For the past twenty-plus years, he has worked for all the major wrestling promotions throughout the world including the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Steve has held numerous titles and received a plethora of accolades throughout his career including: Most Improved Wrestler (1985) and First Runner-Up, Tag-Team of the Year (w/ Ted Dibiase, 1985); he defeated the One Man Gang at the 21:43 mark in Houston (TX, 1986), to become the winner of the $50,000.00 Pro Wrestling Illustrated/UWF Challenge Cup Tournament; in 1991, with Terry Gordy, they became the first American tag-team to win All-Japan’s Annual tag team tournament in consecutive years; and, in 2003, he won the NWA Heavyweight title from Terry Taylor in China. Steve is also an Asian wrestling icon, as the only American that has ever worked for two major companies at the same time in Japan – New Japan and All-Japan.
With Steve’s faith in God, he continues to be a “champion” in all aspects of his life. This book will look at the career of professional wrestler “Dr. Death” Steve Williams. With an in-depth analysis of his faith, family, battle with cancer, and the sport of professional wrestling like never told before, combined with candid comments about certain wrestlers, steroids and drugs, and never-seen before wrestling photos from the US and Japan, “Dr. Life” Steve Williams presents and inspirational and powerful story that no football, amateur wrestling, professional wrestling fan, cancer patient or survivor, Christian, or any person can afford not to read.
Foreword by, Jim Ross
Special Foreword, Barry Switzer
Advance, autographed copies can currently be ordered directly from Steve Williams. To order your personally autographed copy, send $24.95 plus $5.00 for shipping and handling to the following address:
Steve Williams
P.O. Box 19045
Shreveport LA 71149
If ordering more than one book, include an additional $1.00 for shipping for each additional book ordered.
How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life
Shreveport, LA. – January 30, 2007
“Dr. Death” Steve Williams was given a second chance. In the prime of his life, Steve was diagnosed with T-4 throat cancer. With God by his side, Steve overcame all odds and survived this deadly disease. Now, Steve is committed to give his testimony to the people from the wrestling ring.
As an athlete, Steve has “done-it-all.” In 1978, he graduated from Lakewood High (Colorado). He was a star athlete and recruited heavily by many major colleges and eventually accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. Steve is one of the very few legitimate wrestlers to make the transition from the amateur ranks to the professional wrestling ring. While at the University of Oklahoma, he was a two-time, Big Eight free-style wrestling champion. As a collegiate football player, he was also a two-time, Big Eight champion. Under legendary Coach Barry Switzer, he went to three major Orange Bowls, a Sun Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl. He also played professional football as a defensive nose guard for the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League (USFL).
In the ring, Steve is a “shooter” and because of his amateur wrestling background, he was generally regarded as one of the most dangerous “shooters” in the business. Because of this tough reputation, he earned the nick-name name “Dr Death” – which he had since high school. For the past twenty-plus years, he has worked for all the major wrestling promotions throughout the world including the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Steve has held numerous titles and received a plethora of accolades throughout his career including: Most Improved Wrestler (1985) and First Runner-Up, Tag-Team of the Year (w/ Ted Dibiase, 1985); he defeated the One Man Gang at the 21:43 mark in Houston (TX, 1986), to become the winner of the $50,000.00 Pro Wrestling Illustrated/UWF Challenge Cup Tournament; in 1991, with Terry Gordy, they became the first American tag-team to win All-Japan’s Annual tag team tournament in consecutive years; and, in 2003, he won the NWA Heavyweight title from Terry Taylor in China. Steve is also an Asian wrestling icon, as the only American that has ever worked for two major companies at the same time in Japan – New Japan and All-Japan.
With Steve’s faith in God, he continues to be a “champion” in all aspects of his life. This book will look at the career of professional wrestler “Dr. Death” Steve Williams. With an in-depth analysis of his faith, family, battle with cancer, and the sport of professional wrestling like never told before, combined with candid comments about certain wrestlers, steroids and drugs, and never-seen before wrestling photos from the US and Japan, “Dr. Life” Steve Williams presents and inspirational and powerful story that no football, amateur wrestling, professional wrestling fan, cancer patient or survivor, Christian, or any person can afford not to read.
Foreword by, Jim Ross
Special Foreword, Barry Switzer
Advance, autographed copies can currently be ordered directly from Steve Williams. To order your personally autographed copy, send $24.95 plus $5.00 for shipping and handling to the following address:
Steve Williams
P.O. Box 19045
Shreveport LA 71149
If ordering more than one book, include an additional $1.00 for shipping for each additional book ordered.