He had a heart attack before the car hit a tree. His wife, Lynn, (whom he was married to for less than a year, but knew for a long time,) escaped with minor injuries. Both were wearing seatbelts.
“Obviously, he was financially set. Out of all of us from that era, [Ric] Flair, Hogan, Andre, myself, how many of us walked away. One.” -Dusty Rhodes
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