Wrestler Leo Burke had died: family [Video]

New Brunswick-born wrestler Leo Burke has died at the age of 76, his family says.

Burke’s niece Janie Chappell told CTV Atlantic he died in a Calgary hospital Wednesday afternoon.

Burke was born as Leonce Cormier in Dorchester, N.B.., on June 29, 1948. He also wrestled under the name Tommy Martin.

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Burke is being remembered in online condolences for his time competing in Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling and Alberta-based Stampede Wrestling, among others.

Atlantic Grand Prix wrestler Leo Burke is pictured during a match from the 1980s. (CTV Atlantic Video Vault)

Burke’s brothers Romeo “Bobby Kay” Cormier, Jean-Louis “Rudy Kay” Cormier and Yvon “The Beast” Cormier were also accomplished wrestlers.

No cause of death has been revealed.

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