Heath McCoy

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Heath McCoy is a Canadian sports journalist and author, [1] [2] best known for his work on professional wrestling, having written two acclaimed books about Canadian professional wrestling. [3] [4]

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Career

McCoy has written two non-fiction historical books about professional wrestling in Canada, the first being Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling in 2005 which is about the iconic Stampede Wrestling promotion and territory, and the second being 2008's Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport about wrestler Chris Benoit and his double-murder and suicide. Both books were considered for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for Best Pro Wrestling Book. [5] McCoy was lauded for his expert research for the book Pain and Passion. [6]

Outside of his writing McCoy has also appeared in media several times, often being interviewed for his deep knowledge on wrestling. He appeared on the Chris Benoit Memorial Show [7] and in the documentary film Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman . [8]

Personal life

McCoy was married to fellow journalist Tamara Gignac who died in 2015 of cancer. [9] [10] [11] They have one daughter, Bronwyn, and one son, Finn. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ McNamara, Andy (October 31, 2005). "Saddle up with new Stampede book: Heath McCoy brings memories of the Calgary promotion to life". SLAM! Wrestling . Canadian Online Explorer . Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ↑ Bixenspan, David (June 23, 2010). "Author of Stampede Wrestling book covers Martha Hart's lawsuit for The Vancouver Sun, Jim Ross comments on the suit, and more". CageSide Seats . Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ Weyer, Michael (October 25, 2007). "Shining a Spotlight on Stampede and the Harts". 411Mania . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Mike (October 1, 2007). "Looking At The New Books Scheduled For Release This Month: Batista, Bret Hart, Stampede Wrestling, Chris Jericho And More". PWInsider . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  5. ↑ Staff (December 2, 2008). "The 2008 WON Awards". 411Mania . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  6. ↑ Storm, Lance (December 21, 2006). "Eric and My Throat". StormWrestling.com . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  7. ↑ Lebow, Adam (September 3, 2008). "Recap of E! Canada Chris Benoit Special, Which Aired Without an Ending". Pro Wrestling Insider . Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  8. ↑ James Caldwell (March 23, 2010). ""Survival of the Hitman" documentary answers the "why?" on Bret Hart's return after 12 years". Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  9. ↑ Staff (September 14, 2015). "Heath McCoy discusses his experience watching wife battle cancer". Global News. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  10. ↑ Brooks, Bill (September 3, 2015). "Calgary Herald reporter Tamara Gignac and husband Heath McCoy were the reason hundreds gathered for the Team Tamara Fundraiser". Ottawa Citizen . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  11. 1 2 Staff (May 31, 2015). "Beloved mom, wife and Herald reporter passes away". Calgary Herald . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  12. ↑ Staff (October 13, 2014). "Tamara Gignac and her husband Heath McCoy celebrate their daughter Bronwyn's 7th birthday". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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