Butts Giraud | |
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Born | 1946 Vancouver, British Columbia |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | University of Florida, Western Washington University |
Occupation(s) | President of Dog's Ear T-Shirt and Embroidery Company |
Spouse | Peggy Ann Giraud |
Richard "Butts" Giraud is a Canadian entrepreneur, musician, author, and a former professional football player and wrestler. [1] He is the President and founder of The Dog's Ear T-shirt and Embroidery Company. [2] [3] [4] He was a professional wrestler in North America and England. [5] Giraud also won the world belly-flop and cannonball championships in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1980. [6] [7] [8]
Giraud started his college football career as a freshman at the University of Florida in 1965 and transferred to Western Washington University in 1967 to 1969. [2] [3] [6] He was elected to Western Washington State University's Hall of Fame, Class of 1991. [5] [6]
In 1970, Giraud played in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions preseason before being traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [2] [6] He founded The Dog's Ear T-shirt and Embroidery Company in 1975. [2] That year, Giraud won the World Belly-Flop and Cannonball Diving Championships. He also won the World Championships in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1980. [6] [9] [10] He also was a professional wrestler who worked for All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver and Pacific Northwest for Portland Wrestling from 1970 to 1981. [11] Giraud helped establish the Towel Power tradition by selling 5,000 towels to Vancouver Canucks fans after the 1982 Campbell Conference Finals. [12] He is also a professional harmonica player. [2] In Summer 2016, he played the blues harmonica on the album Silver Magic by Butts Giraud and Friends. [1] That winter, he released his autobiography, The Last Chapter. [13]
Giraud lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia with his wife Peggy. [3]
Butts Giraud | |
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Born | 1946 Vancouver, British Columbia |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | University of Florida, Western Washington University |
Occupation(s) | President of Dog's Ear T-Shirt and Embroidery Company |
Spouse | Peggy Ann Giraud |
Richard "Butts" Giraud is a Canadian entrepreneur, musician, author, and a former professional football player and wrestler. [1] He is the President and founder of The Dog's Ear T-shirt and Embroidery Company. [2] [3] [4] He was a professional wrestler in North America and England. [5] Giraud also won the world belly-flop and cannonball championships in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1980. [6] [7] [8]
Giraud started his college football career as a freshman at the University of Florida in 1965 and transferred to Western Washington University in 1967 to 1969. [2] [3] [6] He was elected to Western Washington State University's Hall of Fame, Class of 1991. [5] [6]
In 1970, Giraud played in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions preseason before being traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [2] [6] He founded The Dog's Ear T-shirt and Embroidery Company in 1975. [2] That year, Giraud won the World Belly-Flop and Cannonball Diving Championships. He also won the World Championships in 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1980. [6] [9] [10] He also was a professional wrestler who worked for All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver and Pacific Northwest for Portland Wrestling from 1970 to 1981. [11] Giraud helped establish the Towel Power tradition by selling 5,000 towels to Vancouver Canucks fans after the 1982 Campbell Conference Finals. [12] He is also a professional harmonica player. [2] In Summer 2016, he played the blues harmonica on the album Silver Magic by Butts Giraud and Friends. [1] That winter, he released his autobiography, The Last Chapter. [13]
Giraud lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia with his wife Peggy. [3]