FYI: (The Linkster thinks he was one of the greatest entertainers of all time !)
Gene Okerlund, a gentlemanly wrestling announcer who went by “Mean Gene” and specialized in interviewing the biggest, loudest and most obnoxious professional grapplers in the business, died Jan. 2 at a hospital in Sarasota, Fla. He was 76.
His death was confirmed by a daughter-in-law, Patricia Okerlund. The cause was not immediately known, but Mr. Okerlund had a history of kidney ailments, his family said.
Short, bald, jowly and with a neatly trimmed mustache, Mr. Okerlund was a study in stark physical contrast to the athletes he interviewed. He became a stalwart of World Wrestling Entertainment as it became a global juggernaut in the 1980s under entrepreneur Vince McMahon.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gene-okerlund-gentlemanly-announcer-of-pro-wrestling-dies-at-76/2019/01/02/94e3e5f0-0ea8-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?utm_term=.cd9c07628f51
