The Toughest Man Alive Book

In a fifty year career of high falls and fist fights, Gene LeBell has crashed cars, jumped motorcycles, wrestled bears, incited riots and fought some of the deadliest men in the world. He is a two time AAU National Judo Champion and he was a professional wrestling world heavyweight champion at a time when wrestling was more about survival than show business. Gene LeBell parlayed his success in grappling into an ongoing career as a Hollywood stuntman where he has done the most dangerous job in Tinsel Town in such films and TV shows as "Raging Bull," "Rush Hour," "Bad Guys," "The Dukes of Hazzard," and "The Green Hornet."

For the first time in this long-awaited autobiography, Gene LeBell gives us an insider's view of the back rooms, backlots, wrestling rings and Japanese dojos where he has made his living and built his reputation by dishing out pain and punishment and taking it in return.

Throughout these pages are gripping, behind the scenes accounts of such legendary figures as Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, Andre the Giant, Lou Thesz, Freddie Blassie, Bob Wall, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Sugar" Ray Robinson, "Superman" George Reeves, Jackie Chan, Hulk Hogan, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds just to name a few. LeBell also peels back the curtain on the tightlipped world of the Hollywood stuntman and the early days of American martial arts as only he can.

Gene LeBell has broken bones, been set on fire and body-slammed by the best of them and has always come back for more. "Black Belt Magazine" has hailed "Judo" Gene as The Toughest Man Alive and in this book of the same name you will discover why.

About the Authors:
Gene LeBell is a hall of fame martial artist, two-time AAU National Judo champion, legendary stuntman, and was an NWA world pro wrestling champion for an astonishing 12-second title reign. He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised by his mother Aileen Eaton who was a powerful boxing promoter at a time when women were mostly housewives. Gene Lebell has authored several books on judo, grappling, submission holds and professional wrestling such as The Grappling Club Master and Pro Wrestling Finishing Holds. His book Gene LeBell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds is one of the top selling martial arts books of all time.

Bob Calhoun is a San Francisco based entertainment journalist who specializes in pro wrestling, martial arts and classic movies and television. His work has been published in Salon.com, Emmy Magazine, SFGate.com, and Giant Robot. Under an alternate stage name, he has been nominated for a California Music Award and toured the US and Europe with a punk rock wrestling show.