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Post by jimsteel on Jun 30, 2021 19:27:36 GMT -5
ANOTHER REFEREE longtime referee Mac McMurray passed away earlier this afternoon. There is no word on a cause of death but the early belief is that MacMurray suffered a heart attack. He was found in his garage by his wife earlier this afternoon, according to Florida historian Barry Rose. MacMurray entered the business through a friendship with legendary Knoxville wrestler and promoter Ron Fuller. MacMurray was Fuller's right hand man in the old Knoxville, TN territory, eventually becoming 10% owner of the area when Southeastern Championship Wrestling was created. On screen, McMurray officiated in a number of areas beyond Knoxville, including Georgia, Charlotte and towards the latter part of his career, would officiate on WWF events in the Sunshine State of Florida. He refereed from October 1986 on through his retirement.
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Post by Justin Case on Jul 1, 2021 16:43:04 GMT -5
The Patriot Del Wilkes passed away earlier today of a massive heart attack. He was 59. 😭
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Post by TTX on Jul 1, 2021 16:43:46 GMT -5
Very sad. Patriot was great and he was as well as The Trooper.
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Post by Vegas on Jul 1, 2021 16:44:11 GMT -5
The Patriot Del Wilkes passed away earlier today of a massive heart attack. He was 59. 😭 RIP
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Post by tystates on Jul 1, 2021 16:57:02 GMT -5
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Post by Travis605 on Jul 1, 2021 17:08:03 GMT -5
A guy that overcame his addiction and became a stand up guy. RIP the real Patriot
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Post by Ken West on Jul 1, 2021 17:10:11 GMT -5
This one does hurt! I really enjoyed his run.in the GWF.and the WWF.
He is part of my PWA and is currently involved in a team feud alongside Hacksaw Duggan & Ranger Ross against Nikita Breznikov's Army (The Bolsheviks and Baron Von Raschke in PWA as well as George Hackenschmidt & Alexis Smirnoff in Sooner State Wrestling)
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Post by Slammin' Sammy on Jul 1, 2021 17:11:09 GMT -5
Sad to hear. RIP Del Wilkes. Thanks for the memories. You'll live on in our promotions.
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Post by Bazzy on Jul 1, 2021 23:06:13 GMT -5
Such sad shocking news R.I.P . Whenever I did his matches results on my twitter , I always try to tag in the wrestlers if I can . Del always liked , retweeted and sometimes commented on them .
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Post by topdollar on Jul 2, 2021 12:49:54 GMT -5
I was a big fan of The Patriot when Global first started. He won the North American Title tournament, but Al Perez had his foot on the ropes. The referee didn't see it, but Patriot gave up the title because the pinfall was disputed. Who does that? No one except The Patriot! RIP Del Wilkes.
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