A cause of death has not been released, but he had been battling lung cancer. He was 76 years old. Race was considered by many to be one of the legitimately toughest men to ever grace the squared circle. Harley Race, one of professional wrestling's most popular figures, has died. Earlier this year Ric Flair announced Race was diagnosed with lung cancer. She died five weeks after their wedding in the same car crash in which Race nearly lost a leg. He was dubbed "Handsome" Harley Race … Going by the nickname The King or Handsome, Harley Race was born on April 11, 1943 in the small town of Quitman, Missouri. — Harley Race (@8XNWAChampion) July 23, 2019. Today at 12:50, we lost the man that fought up until the very last of his existence. Harley Race was a professional wrestling legend whose popularity peaked in the 1970s and 1980s. Harley Race, a man who had lost his wife and nearly his life in a car wreck, just could not slow down when it came to getting behind the wheel. He married his first wife, Vivian Jones, in 1960. We are saddened to hear of the death of Harley Race on August 1st, 2019. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here. The wrestling legend’s death was confirmed this afternoon in a statement from a verified Twitter account for Race, noting that he died at 12:50 p.m. CST. Funny Car drag racing combined top fuel horsepower with a lightweight production-model body for a drag car that fulfilled every driver’s need for speed. More information will be released soon, but just know that he loved pro-wrestling and the fans that … Harley Race’s official cause of death has yet to be announced. Harley Race was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. Race spent time in the WWE (then the WWF) late in his career and won the second WWE King of the Ring event -- earning him the nickname of "King" Harley Race… Harley Race was a professional wrestling legend whose popularity peaked in the 1970s and 1980s. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here. This news was confirmed by Dustin Rhodes and later his official account on Twitter. Race was an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance world heavyweight champion between 1973 and 1984. He was 76. Funny Cars seemed to embody everything drag race car drivers and fans went to the track for, as they were both fast and flashy. after Vivian’s death, Race married Sandra Jones, who he … Maybe he wanted to test his invincibility. Race traveled the world to perform and excelled in single's matches as well as the tag team division. He was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer. Race was born to sharecroppers George and Mary Race in 1943. His Death and Cause Harley Leland Race was born on April 11th, 1943 and died on August 1st, 2019.