This week's death cycle began on Tuesday with news that Leati Sika Anoa'i, 1/2 of the legendary Wild Samoans tag team, also known as the Islanders in other territories in the 70's, had passed away after an undisclosed illness.
Anoa'i, the father of former WWE champion Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa'i) won 3 tag titles with brother Afa in the then-WWF in the 80's, all under the management of Captain Lou Albano, who would later lead the Headshrinkers (Fatu, aka Rikishi, and Samu) to the tag titles in the 90's for his last set of tag champions. In all the Samoans won more than 20 titles across the country.
As presented on Saturday Morning Archives on Tuesday, here is the Samoans' WWF debut from 1980.
Just 10 days after the passing of Willie Mays, another Hall of Famer associated with the San Francisco Giants had passed on Friday.
Orlando Cepeda, aka, The Baby Bull, also played for Boston, St. Louis, & Oakland during his storied career, and won a World Series with the Cardinals over the Red Sox in 1967, then was part of Charlie Finley's legendary A's teams in the 70's. Cepeda was 86.
Finally, actor-singer-songwriter-comedian-artist Martin Mull passed away Thursday at 80.
Mull began his career as a songwriter, and penned "A Girl Named Johnny Cash", a parody of Cash's "A Boy Named Sue", for Jane Morgan in 1970. Morgan missed the country Top 40, peaking at #61. Mull's resume as an actor includes Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and its spin-offs, Fernwood 2-Night & America 2-Night, Roseanne, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, Dads, Domestic Life (which he co-created with Steve Martin), and films such as "Clue".
Rest in peace.
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