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Elderly Wrestling Legend Verne Gagne Investigated in Death at Nursing Home

By Michael David SmithFeb 19th 2009 – 9:53AM

Verne Gagne is one of the legends of professional wrestling, a pioneer of the sports-entertainment hybrid who was influential both in the ring and out of it. (In the above video he's wrestling Killer Kowalski in 1953.) Gagne is now 82 years old and suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, and he's being investigated in the...

Background on Verne Gagne

Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne (born February 26, 1926), is a retired American professional wrestler, football player, and professional wrestling trainer and promoter.

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