Legendary Wrestler “Classie” Freddie Blassie Dies
7:40 a.m. EDT June 3, 2003 – “Classie” Freddie Blassie, a well-known professional wrestler and manager from the 1950s and 1960s, has died of an undisclosed illness. Blassie was 85.

I loved wrestling back in the 80’s. My dad once took Lisa and me to a Hulkamania event at the Spectrum. We have an entire roll of film devoted to a tiny yellow speck in the midst of darkness…. that speck was Hulk Hogan. My particular favorites were Leapin’ Lenny Poppo (even though he was always the sacrificial lamb) and the tag team couple: Nicolia Volkoff and the Iron Sheik (Classie Freddie was their Manager!).

It is sad to see Classie Freddie die… I had no clue he was that old.