Terry Funk, a legendary wrestler for the WWE, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 79, his manager Timothy Beal informed CBS News. However, Beal stated that Funk “was in bad health for some time” and was “in a nursing home.” His cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Funk’s passing was also confirmed by the WWE in a statement.
Funk considered wrestling to be a family event. According to his WWE biography, his father, Dory Funk, Sr., began as a tag-team wrestler with his brother Dory Funk, Jr., while growing up in Amarillo, Texas.
When he and his brother competed as a tag team at WrestleMania 2, Funk first gained notoriety as a professional wrestler in the 1980s. He then engaged in a lengthy solo contest.
When he and his brother competed as a tag team at WrestleMania 2, Funk first gained notoriety as a professional wrestler in the 1980s. Over the course of his 50-year career, he then engaged in individual competition in the U.S. and Japan, according to the WWE.
