PDA

View Full Version : Captain Lou Passes Away at 76



TexasTerror
October 14th, 2009, 02:43 PM
Captain Lou will be missed...one of the greatest managers of all-time in my opinion. He could really cover for some shortcomings when a wrestler took the mic back in the day.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/14/obit.albano/art.obit.lou.albano.jpg

(CNN) -- Legendary wrestling figure Captain Lou Albano, perhaps best known for his association with pop singer Cyndi Lauper, died Wednesday, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.

Captain Lou Albano reached a new level of fame in the '80s with his association with Cyndi Lauper.

Albano, 76, was "one of the company's most popular and charismatic legends," the company said in a statement.

The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/14/obit.albano/index.html

TheDancinMonarch
October 14th, 2009, 03:36 PM
Captain Lou will be missed...one of the greatest managers of all-time in my opinion. He could really cover for some shortcomings when a wrestler took the mic back in the day.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/14/obit.albano/art.obit.lou.albano.jpg

(CNN) -- Legendary wrestling figure Captain Lou Albano, perhaps best known for his association with pop singer Cyndi Lauper, died Wednesday, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.

Captain Lou Albano reached a new level of fame in the '80s with his association with Cyndi Lauper.

Albano, 76, was "one of the company's most popular and charismatic legends," the company said in a statement.

The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/14/obit.albano/index.html

Perhaps the greatest use of a rubber band ever!

Grizo406
October 14th, 2009, 09:14 PM
RIP to a real "heel"!

Thanks for all the entertainment, Captain Lou!

You were the BEST!

UMass922
October 14th, 2009, 09:42 PM
I was never into wrestling, so I'll always remember him first and foremost as Super Mario.

http://leekonstantinou.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/mario1.jpg

RIP!