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The Sheik's son Tom died on October 2, 2020, from kidney cancer at 57, and his eldest son Ed Farhat Jr. — who wrestled under the ring name "Captain Ed George" — died from complications of COVID-19 on March 22, 2021, at the age of 70.
- Edward George Farhat
- June 7, 1926, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
- Heart failure
- January 18, 2003 (aged 76), Williamston, Michigan, U.S.
Jan 26, 2003 · Jan. 26, 2003. Edward Farhat, who as the Sheik more or less single-handedly escalated the violence and commercial appeal of professional wrestling in the early years of television, died on...
Jun 8, 2023 · It was Gagne’s wife, Mary, who reportedly came up with the name “the Iron Sheik,” a nod to Ed “the Original Sheik” Farhat (who, before the Iron Sheik’s emergence, was known simply as ...
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Sep 1, 2022 · Farhat, born in Lansing in 1926 and raised here, died at 77 in Williamston in 2003. The Sheik’s feats in the ring came when wrestling transitioned from fraternal halls to the national stage via television. It added a whole new dynamic to wrestling.
Died. January 18, 2003 (aged 76) Billed from. Syria. Debut. 1950. Retired. 1998. Edward George Farhat (June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known as by his ring name The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, a wrestler from the 1980s).
Jan 23, 2023 · Farhat retired from the ring in 1998 at the age of 72 and died on Jan. 18, 2003, at the age of 76. The Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by a pair of noted pro wrestlers, his nephew...
Jul 29, 2023 · I had the great pleasure of talking with Brian about his awesome book about Ed Farhat. It was an interview a few months in the making. I think the timing is even a bit apropos, exactly one after month the passing of Khosrow Ali Vaziri- the Iron Sheik. Here’s my conversation with Brian R. Solomon. Enjoy!!! Check here for Brian’s website.
