Gene Okerlund
Appearance
Gene Okerlund | |
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Born | Robbinsdale, Minnesota[1] | December 19, 1942
Died | January 2, 2019 Sarasota, Florida | (aged 76)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | "Mean" Gene Okerlund |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 165 lb (75 kg)[1] |
Debut | 1974[1] |
Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund (December 19, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American pro wrestling commentator and announcer. He was most known for his time with both then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF), now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the host of WWE Vintage Collection.
Okerlund died on January 2, 2019 at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida of complications from a fall at the age of 76.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "OWW - Gene Okerlund Bio". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ↑ Fekete, Bob (January 2, 2019). "'MEAN' GENE OKERLUND DEAD: WWE HALL OF FAMER PASSES AWAY AT 76". Newsweek. New York City: Newsweek, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ↑ Gene Okerlund, gentlemanly announcer of pro wrestling, dies at 76