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Okerlund played with the Harold Johnson Orchestra and fronted the band Gene Carroll and the Shades. The band released "Is It Ever Gonna Happen" on the album In This Corner , on Norton Records in 1962.
Jan 2, 2019 · WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Gene Okerlund, the most recognizable interviewer in sports-entertainment history, has passed away at age 76. “Mean Gene,” as he was named by fellow Minnesotan, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, first came to prominence as an interviewer in the American Wrestling Association.
Jan 2, 2019 · WWE universe has lost one of its greatest announcers and truly one of the nicest guys you’d ever know. “Mean” Gene Okerlund, RIP my friend pic.twitter.com/u3bS6pePmY. — Ted DiBiase (@MDMTedDiBiase) January 2, 2019. So sad today to hear of the sudden passing of my dear friend @TheGeneOkerlund.
- Anthony Benigno
Jan 3, 2019 · WWE commentator "Mean" Gene Okerlund's death was the result of a fall he suffered in December, his son claims. Todd Okerlund told TMZ Sports that Gene was in poor health before he fell and...
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Jan 2, 2019 · Gene Okerlund, who as a ringside interviewer and commentator served for decades as a straight man to the outsize personalities who suffuse the world of professional wrestling, died on Wednesday...
Jan 2, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of “Mean” Gene Okerlund, who interviewed wrestling legends like Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. He was a singer, a WWE Hall of Famer and a beloved straight man in the ring.
Jan 2, 2019 · Legendary WWE and WCW interviewer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has died, WWE announced Wednesday. He was 76. Okerlund first joined WWE back in 1984 — the Hulk Hogan days.
