Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey by Copperman, Michael
Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey by Copperman, Michael

Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey

Kenny Cox devoted his life to wrestling: winning ten Oregon championships in collegiate, freestyle, and Greco-Roman and...
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Author: Michael Copperman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey by Copperman, Michael

Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey

$28.80
Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey by Copperman, Michael

Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey

$28.80
Author: Michael Copperman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Kenny Cox devoted his life to wrestling: winning ten Oregon championships in collegiate, freestyle, and Greco-Roman and five junior national championships. But when his college career came to a close, Cox realized he wasn't sure who he was or how to go about living his life. A few years later, he walked from Oregon to Mexico and back, and upon his return, sold his house and flew to Kauai, where he ventured deep into the wilderness and survived seventy days without supplies. Just weeks after reemerging from the wild, he died at the age of thirty-one.

Michael Copperman considers the life and untimely death of Cox, reconstructing memories of his former training partner with the help of Cox's family, friends, fans, and fellow wrestlers. Seeking Kenny is, in part, an ode to a storied athlete. But it's also a cautionary tale about the mental and bodily extremes Cox demanded for his achievements. Copperman asks what it means to live past one's "glory days," and what roles loss, grief, faith, and memory play when athletes leave pieces of themselves behind.

Author: Michael Copperman
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 06/30/2026
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781685970772


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2026

About the Author
Michael Copperman is assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. He is author of Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta. Copperman lives in Lansing, Michigan.
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