On Wrestling and Writing

Mick Foley

Wednesday, 29 Oct 2003 at 8:00 pm – Stephens Auditorium Admission Free

Mick Foley, one of the most popular personalities in the World Wrestling Federation, has written two memoirs that became

New York Times #1 Bestsellers, Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks and Foley is Good and the Real World is Faker Than Wrestling. He has also written two New York Times best-selling children's books, Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos and Mick Foley's Halloween High Jinx. He just released his first novel, Tietam Brown.

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