Death
Antonino died on March 15, 1977, at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City after complications following an infection. His funeral was attended by thousands and made front cover news of all NYC newspapers and of all of the sporting world. He was later inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame Class of 1995.
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