R.I.P. Cowboy Lang

I'm obviously a little late with this since Mr. Lang passed on almost a month ago (Jan. 4th) but I figured "better late than never." Why? Well he obviously deserves a spot on this blog because of his stature, but (as stated below) he also died here on the cold, cold streets of Portland.

As a wrestler, Cowboy Lang played some of the biggest venues in the sport on some of the biggest nights -- Madison Square Garden, the Superdome, the Metrodome forWrestleRock. But at the end of his life, he died virtually penniless, a homeless person on the streets of Portland, Ore. He was 56.

He also seems to have been a friend of Ric "Nature Boy" Flair :

In his autobiography, Ric Flair talked about Cowboy Lang behind the scenes. "He'd walk around the dressing room in his cowboy hat and boots, with his dick hanging practically below his knees. He was a good guy, and loved to party after the shows. But he always expected me to get him laid," Flair wrote, launching into more sordid details.

Thanks to Mike for the heads-up.