Captain Lou Albano dies at 76

[QuadShotz]

Bummers, he was a fun guy back in the heyday of the WWF.

NEW YORK — Captain Lou Albano, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video, died Wednesday. He was 76.

Albano, whose real name was Louis Vincent Albano, died in Westchester County in suburban New York, said Dawn Marie, founder of Wrestlers Rescue, an organization that helps raise money for the health care of retired wrestlers. He died of natural causes, Marie said.

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[Pepperfreak]

Hard to beleive that he was 76.

 

[Dyce51]

WOW!!!! I used to love watching him when I was a kid....Hard to believe he was 76 already!!!!

 

[chilehunter]

makes ya wonder where all the other WWF & AWA wrestlers are today or if they're alive - from the 70's-80's

 

[imaguitargod]

Unholy cow, 76! Man, I feel old.....

 

[Pepperfreak]

Unholy cow, 76! Man, I feel old.....

And to think, you're not even 30 yet are you?

 

[boutros]

Oh yeah, I remember that the Captain! Too bad. Maybe I'll put a rubber band on my face in memory of him....

How and why did he do that anyway?

 

[Philipperv]

RIP. I'm also surprised he was that old because he did some promos for WWE fairly recently i.e. within the last few years.

 

[Sickmont]

Don't forget all the Cyndi Lauper videos he did.

 

[patrick]

Rest in peace Captain Lou.

 

[CayenneLover]

A shame.. Wrestling used to be pretty interesting.. RIP Cpt. LA

Now they call it "entertainment". Back in the 70s & 80s was much more "entertaining" when people beat the heck out of each other.. Not the pansy stuff they do now.