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.
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.