Wrestling legend George 'The Animal' Steele dies at 79 quoting : Toronto Sun

"There was Jim 'The Brute' Bernard, George Steele -- Jim Myers then -- George Cannon, myself, Tony Parisi, a couple of others," Brito recalled. Away from the ring, Steele had a major role in the 1994 film Ed Wood, under director Tim Burton. The passing today of George "The Animal" Steele at age 79 did not come as a surprise. PHOTO GALLERY:Of course, with George Steele, one word springs to mind -- turnbuckle. Steele agrees, and, similar to why he took up wrestling in the fist place, points to the bottom line.




(Photo: FILE PHOTO)Buy PhotoProfessional wrestling legend George "The Animal" Steele has died, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday morning. IPHONE VIDEO BY STEVE FEITLBuy Photo Jim Myers,whose pro wrestling name was George "The Animal " Steele, pictured at home in Florida in 2003. pic.twitter.com/2b5ITY5Q7l — Ted DiBiase (@MDMTedDiBiase) February 17, 2017Sad to hear the passing of old friend & fellow @WWE HOFER George "The Animal" Steele at age 79. "REST IN PEACE GEORGE THE ANIMAL STEELE. RIP George"the animal" Steele.

Wrestling Legend George 'The Animal' Steele Dead at 79

RIP George"the animal" Steele. John Bradshaw Layfield tweeted "Got the privilege of traveling the world with George 'The Animal' Steele and enjoyed every minute of it. George "The Animal" Steele, the charismatic wrestler known for his body hair, green tongue and a taste for eating the stuffing out of turnbuckles, has died while in hospice care at the age of 79. RIP my friend" while Ted DiBiase tweeted out, "The wrestling world lost one of the best today and I lost a good friend. That led him to the wrestling rings of Detroit, where he started his career as a masked man known as "The Student."


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