He's dead, Jim.

[Old Pio]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

One of the last World War II code talkers, Edmund Harjo, 96.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/09...cmp=latestnews

[MaizeRage]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

The Ultimate Warrior is dead at 54.

Wow. So who takes his place as the oldest living ex-wrestler?

[Twitch Boy]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/9/5598...lliams-pinball

Python Anghelo, artist and pinball machine designer. Worked on Joust, Pinbot, Cyclone, and Taxi, among others.

[Dude Love]

Wow. So who takes his place as the oldest living ex-wrestler?

Gotta love trolling in this thread.

[The Rube]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Gotta love trolling in this thread.

Actually...I thought that was a good question. So many wrestle to beyond their ability....

[Dude Love]

Actually...I thought that was a good question. So many wrestle to beyond their ability....

Danny Hodge will be 82 next month. He's fairly old. But there's a reason that guys like Hodge, Dusty Rhodes (68), Harley Race (70), Nick Bockwinkel (79), and Bruno Sammartino (78) are still around while guys like Davey Boy Smith (dead at 38), Eddie Guerrero (dead at 38), Ultimate Warrior (dead at 54), and Randy Savage (dead at 58) aren't.

[The Rube]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Danny Hodge will be 82 next month. He's fairly old. But there's a reason that guys like Hodge, Dusty Rhodes (68), Harley Race (70), Nick Bockwinkel (79), and Bruno Sammartino (78) are still around while guys like Davey Boy Smith (dead at 38), Eddie Guerrero (dead at 38), Ultimate Warrior (dead at 54), and Randy Savage (dead at 58) aren't.

True. And thanks for the info.

[FreshFish]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

who takes his place as the oldest living ex-wrestler?

given how many "comebacks" they promote, how can you tell if someone is an "ex-"wrestler or not?

[Bob Gray]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Then you've got a guy like Terry Funk, who turns 70 in a few months and it still actively wrestling (at least here and there).

[rufus]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Danny Hodge will be 82 next month. He's fairly old. But there's a reason that guys like Hodge, Dusty Rhodes (68), Harley Race (70), Nick Bockwinkel (79), and Bruno Sammartino (78) are still around while guys like Davey Boy Smith (dead at 38), Eddie Guerrero (dead at 38), Ultimate Warrior (dead at 54), and Randy Savage (dead at 58) aren't.

They lived longer?

[Dude Love]

They lived longer?

Because they didn't do truckloads of steroids and cocaine.

[SteveP]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Mr. Hockey is not dead, Jim!

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/10...e-died-in-2009

A group of nine former players may need a fact checker.

The group served the NHL with a class-action lawsuit Thursday accusing the league of exploiting its players and not doing enough to minimize head trauma that results in long-term health problems.

However, under a list of high-profile incidents to players who suffered head trauma and concussions over the years, the suit claims NHL legend Gordie Howe passed away five years ago.

"In 2009, Howe died from the neurogenerative disease known as 'Pick's disease.'"

In fact, it was Howe's wife Colleen that passed away from the rare condition that causes loss of speech and dementia.

[Hammer]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

He's not dead, but he's not in good shape mentally.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

He's not dead, but he's not in good shape mentally.

He's a mess, in fact. However let's bear in mind that the man is 86 years old. You factor in natural aging with his years of fisticuffs, and while it's sad to see him fade away, it's not surprising. The game was played a lot dirtier and called much looser back then, and his reputation was no exception to that. Some of the things they got away with in the 50s and 60s would probably result in a stiff suspension today.

[Hammer]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

A friend of mine, who I met through Adrian hockey, knows him quite well. And, yeah, it's not good.