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Lee Reherman, 'Hawk' on 'American Gladiators,' Dead at 49
Source: Associated Press
Lee Reherman, 'Hawk' on 'American Gladiators,' Dead at 49
By JOHN ROGERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Mar 1, 2016, 9:04 PM ET
Lee Reherman, the former Ivy League football star who shot to fame as the towering, muscular Hawk on the popular 1990s television show "American Gladiators," died Tuesday. He was 49.
Reherman, who followed "Gladiators" with a successful career as an actor-producer, died at his home in Manhattan Beach, his publicist, Anthony Turk, told The Associated Press.
Cause of death wasn't immediately known, but the former athlete hadn't been feeling well in recent days after undergoing hip replacement surgery, Turk said. He died soon after his girlfriend returned home Tuesday to find him ill.
A standout offensive tackle at Cornell University who also had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins, Reherman wasn't just the huge, grappling athlete viewers saw on "American Gladiator." He was a scholar as well.
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By JOHN ROGERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Mar 1, 2016, 9:04 PM ET
Lee Reherman, the former Ivy League football star who shot to fame as the towering, muscular Hawk on the popular 1990s television show "American Gladiators," died Tuesday. He was 49.
Reherman, who followed "Gladiators" with a successful career as an actor-producer, died at his home in Manhattan Beach, his publicist, Anthony Turk, told The Associated Press.
Cause of death wasn't immediately known, but the former athlete hadn't been feeling well in recent days after undergoing hip replacement surgery, Turk said. He died soon after his girlfriend returned home Tuesday to find him ill.
A standout offensive tackle at Cornell University who also had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins, Reherman wasn't just the huge, grappling athlete viewers saw on "American Gladiator." He was a scholar as well.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/lee-reherman-hawk-american-gladiators-dead-49-37320640