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Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant remembers Andre the Giant

SHAWSVILLE, Va. – This week HBO shines a light on one of wrestling’s biggest attraction ever. It debuted a new documentary and the life and legacy of Andre the Giant. At over seven feet tall and ...
The Roanoke Times

'Boogie Woogie Man' a champ in and out of the ring

'Boogie Woogie Man' a champ in and out of the ringJimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" ValiantSee HEMPHILL, 24HEMPHILL: You've got to be willing to boogieFROM 3 The mere thought of squaring up just once ...
Moviefone

Jimmy Valiant

James Harold Fanning is a former professional wrestler and author better known as "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. Fanning started wrestling in 1964 as "Big Jim Vallen". He went to the WWWF in ...
The Roanoke Times

Wrestler Jimmy Valiant publishes autobiography

'The Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant, 61, puts a head lock on Bruiser Graham to win his farewell bout, 'The Last Dance,' at Shawsville Middle School in 2004. PULASKI -- People may not think of ...
Bleacher Report

Wrestling: What We Miss from the Old NWA

The "Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant" was one of the best characters in the Carolinas during the early 1980s. He would feud with the likes of Paul Jones and his cast of bad apples. Valiant was a fan ...