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Jimmy Snuka, center, known as Superfly, battling Chris Jericho in a 2009 WrestleMania bout.
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Jimmy Snuka
Died on January 15, 2017 at age 73
The acrobatic professional wrestler known as Superfly, Snuka was charged with murder late in life, but the case was thrown out because he was declared mentally unfit.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.