Description: Brand New CopyIncludes author's handwritten inscription of title pages praising Tarzan White & his long friendship with him. The Real Tarzan:University of Alabama's Legendary Arthur "Tarzan" WhitebyDavid L. Hartline2019Book Description: "The Real Tarzan is about a sports figure who was one of America's best and toughest football players, both in college and professionally, then turned to professional wrestling and won the world championship twice. Arthur Pershing "Tarzan" White was born in 1915 and grew up in the rural Alabama town of Atmore. His talents on the gridiron led him to be named an Alabama All-State Player while attending Atmore High School, a First-team All-American while attending the University of Alabama, and a Pro-Bowl player while signed with the New York Giants, while also being a member of the 1934 University of Alabama National Championship team and 1938 New York Giants NFL championship team. After serving as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he became a professional wrestler, winning two world heavyweight championships. His championship-caliber athleticism in two sports led to his 1981 induction into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He spent his retirement as one of the most colorful characters in his hometown, working as a rural postman, delivering mail while dressed in his wrestling shorts and driving his large, white Cadillac. He passed away at the age of 80 in 1996. Author David L. Hartline is a decorated, wounded combat veteran of the Vietnam War. After his military service, he worked as a police officer (rising to become chief of police), college instructor, and veterans' advocate. He and Art "Tarzan" White were close friends for thirty years."Cherokee County, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2018:Arthur “Tarzan” WhiteUniversity of Alabama – Majored in History & Spanish/Minor in English Honor Student University of Alabama – All-American University of Alabama Undefeated Football Team 1934 University of Alabama Defeated Stanford in the Rose Bowl 29-13 All United States Football Team – 1936 (only 11 players were chosen in the entire country) Alabama All-Time Football Team Southeastern Conference All-Time Football Team National Football League (NFL) New York Giants 2nd Round – 14th Overall Selection NFL Champions New York Giants -1938 NFL All-Pro New York Giants 1938 & Chicago Cardinals 1941 World Professional Wrestling Champion 1939 – 1948 – 1949 Long before athletes like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turned in their cleats and helmets for bright lights and tights inside the wrestling ring there was “Tarzan” White. White, Pro Football Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski and other robust gridiron stars were blazing trails in towns big and small across the country and throughout the world. In total, White claimed three heavyweight titles in the professional wrestling arena. Arthur Pershing White was born December 6, 1915 in Lockhart, Alabama. He gathered all-state football accolades in the late 20s and then All-America honors at the Capstone as a Crimson Tide guard in 1936. He was named All-Pro with the New York Giants in 1938 and again in 1941 with the Chicago Cardinals. Locally, Tarzan is remembered as a wrestler, mailman and teacher. Peggy Tucker Doherty, a student of White’s, fondly remembers the only educator they were allowed to call by his first name: “He was a very good teacher, very strict, who showed no favoritism in class. He never talked about himself.” Others tell of the shirtless White, regardless of the time of year, delivering mail in his Cadillac throughout the rural Jamestown community in Cherokee County. Still, others marvel at his year-round swims, training techniques, local wrestling events, amazing physique, magnificent mind or his brilliant white hair. White was given the nickname “Tarzan” around the age of 7 for his outdoor escapades in Escambia County. White was a young adventurer hopping trains to anywhere to explore anything. A standout in high school, White advanced to the collegiate level and played his first game for the Tide at the age of 17. In 1934, White played alongside Paul “Bear” Bryant and Don Hutson while winning a national championship. Drafted by New York in 1938, Tarzan was part of a Giants squad that defeated the Packers to claim an NFL championship. In 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, White enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, earning the rank of lieutenant. Tarzan returned for one more stint in the NFL before embarking on a three-decade wrestling career, highlighted by three heavyweight crowns. Always taking the time to give back, Tarzan became the head football coach at Gaylesville High School in 1954 before moving on to the same position at Menlo, where he captured a state championship just two years later.
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Book Title: The Real Tarzan: University of Alabama's Legendary Arthur P. Tarz
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Wallis Publishing Co
Original Language: English
Inscribed: Yes
Intended Audience: Adults
Publication Year: 2019
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 8 in
Author: David L. Hartline
Genre: Sports
Topic: Football, Sports, University of Alabama, Biography, National Football League-History, Professional Wrestling-History, Alabama Crimson Tide Football-History
Item Width: 5 in
Item Weight: 20 oz
