{"id":122172,"date":"2021-07-01T23:18:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T04:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=122172"},"modified":"2021-07-01T23:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T04:18:56","slug":"the-patriot-del-wilkes-dies-at-the-age-of-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/01\/the-patriot-del-wilkes-dies-at-the-age-of-59\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Patriot&#8221; Del Wilkes dies at the age of 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-974261435\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Del Wilkes, also known as The Patriot, died of a massive heart attack on Thursday. He was 59 years old. The news was first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/sports\/carolina\/del-wilkes-former-gamecocks-football-star-and-pro-wrestler-dies-at-59\/article_d34d251a-daaf-11eb-acb3-bf16cc6ffbe3.html\">The Charleston Post and Courier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Wilkes wrestled for the WWE, WCW, AWA, and other organizations. 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