Timmins connection to wrestler who died

There’s a Timmins connection to the news out of the professional wrestling world today that Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71.

Almost exactly 45 years ago – July 29th, 1980, the Hulkster grappled with André the Giant at the Mac.

Police and fire departments were called to Hogan’s home in Clearwater, Florida shortly before 10:00am today. He had suffered cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead in hospital.

(Poster submitted by Shane Lebrun)
Bob McIntyre
Bob McIntyre
News Director at the cluster of Vista radio stations that has Country 93.1 Timmins and Moose FM in Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Kapuskasing and Hearst, as well as MyTimminsNow.com, MyCochraneNow.com and MyKapHearstNow.com . Proud to be born and raised in this area and glad to be home since 2018, after 18 years away.

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