THE VIOLENT YEARS THE STORY OF WILLIAM "BILL" BONSALL

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Bill Bonsall , WW2 veteran, Olympic Gymnast, devoted husband and father, and legendary gymnastics coach for WVU, was loved and respected by all who knew him. Today Barbara (Bonsall) Wood shares her story of his life based on his audio records, old letters, and bittersweet memories of her mother included in her recent book 'The Violent Years'. Check out the latest new Jack London episode today at 1001 Best of Jack London (links below) ANDROID USERS- 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio Crime Solvers at Spotify-(Sun & Wed) https://open.spotify.com/show/0UAUS12lnS2063PWK9CZ37 1001 Radio Days (Now all Variety, Sun & Wed) at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5jyc4nVoe00xoOxrhyAa8H 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rO7HELtRcGfV48UeP8aFQ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK 1001 Witness...Everyone Has A Story (COMING SOON) 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Now Playing Archives Only: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QyZ1u4f9OLb9O32KX6Ghr 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify (Playing Archives Only) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Spotify - (Playing Archives Only) https://open.spotify.com/show/2HQYk53AJHTOgBTLBzyP3w APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-crime-solvers/id1657397371 Catch 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 Classic Short Stories at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 001 Witness...Everyone Has A Story (COMING SOON) 1001 History's Best Storytellers at Apple Podcast (Now Playing Archives Only: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre at Apple Podcast (Playing Archives Only) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 1001 Tales of Escape & Suspense at Apple Podcast- (Playing Archives Only) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-tales-of-escape-and-suspense/id1689248043 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:34.3	one thousand one heroes legends histories and mysteries podcast this is your host
1:38.8	John Haggadorn and today we'll be speaking with the proud daughter of a
1:42.4	World War II D Day veteran,
1:44.4	U.S. Olympic star, and much-love gymnastic coach who brought West Virginia University
1:49.6	to national prominence in that sport.
1:51.6	His name was William Bill Bonsel and his daughter
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