WBIR Vault: Big John Tate dies at 43 (1998)
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On April 9, 1998, former world heavyweight boxing champion Big John Tate died when the pick-up truck he was in hit a telephone pole and flipped on Asheville Highway. Medical reports showed Tate suffered from a brain tumor that triggered a stroke.
In 1979, at 24 years old, the Knoxville fighter became the WBA World Heavyweight Champion when he beat Gerrie Coetzee in Pretoria, South Africa.
More of Big John’s story, here: https://bit.ly/3rYVYwe
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