24 Wrestlers Who Died In 2020
9. Ric Drasin (30 August)
Famed bodybuilder Ric Drasin, who also tried his considerable hand at wrestling and stunt work, died on 30 August whilst hospitalised with kidney problems. He was 76 years old.
Though the most indelible legacy he likely leaves behind is his logo design for Gold's Gym, which adorns fitness facilities across the world, Drason left a mark on every profession he turned to.
Hailing from Bakersfield, CA, Drasin was a bodybuilding contemporary of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and became the first man to be presented with the Joe Gold Lifetime Achievement Award in the field.
As a wrestler, he stomped around rings for the best part of four decades, terrorising babyfaces on the west coast as The Equaliser, and briefly turning out for WWE in the '80s.
He also acted, making turns in Ben (1972) and Sextette (1978), as well as an uncredited role as a half-transformed Incredible Hulk in the eponymous TV series.
In 2016, Drasin published his autobiography, The Time of My Life. He was admitted to hospital on 15 August with kidney complaints related to an earlier knee surgery. Until the end of his life, Drasin continued to keep in phenomenal shape, training seven times a week.