Farewell to Superstar Billy Graham: A Wrestling Legend Remembered.

Superstar Billy Graham, a professional wrestler known for his extravagant presence and 22-inch biceps, died at the age of 79 due to sepsis and multiple organ failure caused by his longtime use of steroids. His style influenced future wrestling stars like Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura. Graham won the National Wrestling Alliance’s tag-team championship in 1971 and defeated the W.W.W.F.’s popular champion, Bruno Sammartino, for the heavyweight title in 1977. After his retirement, Graham became a critic of steroid use and testified in the trial of George Zahorian III, an osteopath and surgeon, who would be convicted of selling illegal anabolic steroids to wrestlers.