A look at Stanley Radwan ~ The Polish Iron Man ~ in the midst of living up to his nick name whilst scrolling a long steel bar into a pretzel during a performance in October of 1950.
Stanley Radwan “The King of Iron and Steel” lives up to his nickname with a bit of scroll work. This rare shot is from a performance on October 10, 1950.
Stanley Radwan was a catch-wrestler and strongman who performed during the 1940’s and 50’s in the Cleveland, Ohio area. This event poster from 1949 advertises Radwan pulling cars with his teeth, biting through steel, breaking chains, bending horseshoes, bend nails and spikes, nail driving by hand, tearing decks of cards, and performing the human chain feat. It was said Radwan could also bend coins with his hands. As a side note, St. Josaphat’s Hall is still around, it was converted to an art gallery a few years ago.
Stanley Radwan ~ The Polish Iron Man
