WWE Hall of Fame r George “The Animal” Steele, one of the WWE’s most legendary characters of the 70s and 80s has reportedly passed away at age 79. Hulk Hogan first tweeted the news this ...

George "The Animal" Steele, former professional wrestling star and a WWE Hall of Famer, died at the age of 79, the WWE confirmed Friday.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Superstar wrestler William James Myers, better known as George "The Animal" Steele, has passed away at the age of 79, the WWE announced on Friday.

George "The Animal" Steele is dead. The WWE star who appeared in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" had died at 79.

With his hairy upper body, bald head and green tongue, Steele became one of the most recognizable characters for the WWE -- then known as WWF -- during its national expansion in the mid-1980s ...

WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele, known for his green tongue and eating turnbuckle pads, has died, the WWE announced Friday. He was 79.