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Father of Dwayne “The Rock”, Rocky Johnson has died, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Wednesday. He was 75.

Former World Tag Team Champions was the first African-American World Tag Team Champions in the organization’s history on Dec. 10, 1983, according to WWE.

In 1991, the “Soul Man” retired from the ring.

Post-retirement, he helped train his son, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who has now become one of the biggest stars in sports-entertainment.

In 2008, Johnson was inducted by The Rock into the WWE Hall of Fame.