by Larry Richert

Sunday is Mother's Day, a day when we salute our mothers and the sacrifices they have made for us. But, few people have a Mother's Day story to tell like professional wrestling great Bruno Sammartino, who was born in Italy, but for all of his adult life, has made his home in Pittsburgh.

Sammartino grew up in the small town of Pizzoferrato. Life for him, his brother and sister changed dramatically when Nazi SS troops invaded their town during World War II. Sammartino's father had already moved to Pittsburgh for work, leaving him cut off from the family, and Sammartino's mother, Amelia, to literally save the lives of their children.

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