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Duh DAAAH!
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Dead: George "The Animal" Steele, at 79. Legendary heel -- green tongue, grunts, hairy body, the foil to Bruno Sammartino -- later turned into a beloved hero. And like a lot of wrestlers, the in-ring character was very different from the real man, who in this case had a Master's from CMU and taught high school (Gorilla Monsoon was another teacher with a rough wrestling persona). Anyway, The Animal was a staple of pro wrestling in my youth, so this is pretty sad. Plus, he was in the great "Ed Wood," playing Tor Johnson, so extra points for that. (WWE)
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