WWE and wrestling legend Leon White, aka Big Van Vader, has passed away at age 63.

Leon White, aka Big Van Vader, image via <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/20/wwe-legend-vader-dies-aged-63-7647390/" target="_blank">Metro. </a>

White's son revealed on Twitter he died on Monday night after being diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia around a month ago."Around a month ago my father was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia," the tweet reads. "He fought extremely hard and clinically was making progress. Unfortunately, on Monday night his heart had enough and it was his time."White played for the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl before becoming a professional wrestler. He had successful stints in Japan, where he became Big Van Vader and first donned his iconic mask.White would eventually make his way to WCW in America, becoming world champion. He then signed for WWE in 1996. His last match was in 2017 in Japan

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