The brothers, from Sneem in County Kerry, starred as Olympic-class oarsmen, Tug-of-War champions, professional wrestlers and boxers and won fame …

Who was "Crusher" Casey? In the 1940s and 50s, Steve Casey and his brothers Jim and Tom were perhaps Riverside's best oarsmen, and they were certainly …

Sprung from a union between Mike Casey, a renowned bare-knuckle boxer who was once a sparring partner for world boxing champion John L Sullivan, and Bridget …

"Crusher" was not the only Casey to excel at wrestling. His immediately-younger brother Paddy was a three-time All-Ireland champion, probably destined for …

Casey, Steve ('Crusher') (1908–87), wrestler and rower, was born 4 December 1908 in Loughane, near Sneem, Co. Kerry, eldest among seven sons and three daughters of …

Steve Crusher Casey and his love affair with the sport of wrestling hit world status on February 11 th 1938 when he defeated the then champion the legendary Lou Thesz to become Heavyweight …

In 1938, Steve "Crusher" Casey, recently arrived in Boston with Tom and Jim, won the world heavyweight wrestling championship at the Garden, a title he would …

Irish wrestler was World Heavyweight Champion for six years, while fighting in WWII. Steve 'Crusher' Casey is memorialised by a bronze statue in his hometown of Sneem. …

Crusher Casey proudly proclaimed, "Nobody ever beat Tom when he was rowing." From a member of that famed rowing clan, the words were high praise. The …

Sprung from a union between Mike Casey, a renowned bare-knuckle boxer who was once a sparring partner for world boxing champion John L Sullivan, and Bridget Mountain, a champion …