Gene Okerlund
(1942-2019)

American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer – Gene Okerlund was born in Brookings (City in and county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States) on December 19th, 1942 and died in Sarasota (City in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States) on January 2nd, 2019 at the age of 76. Today Gene Okerlund would be 81 years old.

Age

how old was Gene Okerlund when he died?

Gene Okerlund died in 2019 at the age of 76.

Biographical data

Birthday	December 19th, 1942 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Brookings City in and county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States
Death Date	January 2nd, 2019 (Wednesday)
Death place	Sarasota City in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer) ♐
Chinese Zodiac	Horse 馬

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Gene Okerlund

Birthday

When was Gene Okerlund born?

Gene Okerlund was born on December 19th, 1942.

Death

When did Gene Okerlund die?

Gene Okerlund died on January 2nd, 2019 at the age of 76 in Sarasota (City in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States). Today Gene Okerlund would be 81 years old.