Legendary Wrestler ‘The Assassin’ Jody Hamilton Passes Away At 82

Legendary wrestler ‘The Assassin’ Jody Hamilton has passed away at the age of 82.

Former WWE and WCW referee Nick Patrick (Hamilton’s son) confirmed the news with a Facebook post earlier today.

“It is with heavy heart that I make this post. At 2:16 today my father took his last breath on this earth. He passed comfortably, surrounded by the people that love him. Now our attention has to shift over to taking care of my mom. I want to thank everyone that sent out prayers and support for my family. I will put more information about pop out, but right now I’m kinda numb.”

Jody Hamilton wrestled for over 30 years from 1955 to 1988. During that time he wrestled for various promotions before a back injury forced him to retire.

After his retirement, he continued to work in wrestling, working for WCW in a variety of roles. He also relaunched Deep South Wrestling in 2005 which ran as a developmental promotion for WWE until 2007.

From everyone here at WrestleTalk, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to the friends, family, and fans of Jody Hamilton.

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