George Steele
(1937-2017)

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017) – George Steele was born in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States) on April 16th, 1937 and died in Cocoa Beach (City in Florida, United States) on February 16th, 2017 at the age of 79. Today George Steele would be 87 years old.

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Age

how old was George Steele when he died?

George Steele died in 2017 at the age of 79.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 16th, 1937 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Detroit City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Death Date	February 16th, 2017 (Thursday)
Death place	Cocoa Beach City in Florida, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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George Steele

Birthday

When was George Steele born?

George Steele was born on April 16th, 1937.

Death

When did George Steele die?

George Steele died on February 16th, 2017 at the age of 79 in Cocoa Beach (City in Florida, United States). Today George Steele would be 87 years old.