20-06-2018 15:58 via ocregister.com

Leon White, former Rams OL and pro wrestler Big Van Vader, dies at 63

Leon White, a member of the Rams’ 1979 Super Bowl team who then enjoyed a successful career as professional wrestler Big Van Vader, died Monday at age 63, his family announced Wednesday.
A social media post on one of White’s accounts, apparently from his son, said White had been making progress after a diagnosis of “a severe case of pneumonia” last month, but White died Monday night at an undisclosed location. In 2016, White said he had been diagnosed with congestive hear
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