Vader also had a memorable three-episode arc on the ’90s sitcom “Boy Meets World,” when White played Frankie Stecchino Sr., the father of a school bully played by Ethan Suplee. Tributes from current ...

Former WCW and WWE superstar Leon White, a.k.a. Big Van Vader a.k.a. Vader, passed away Monday night from pneumonia. He was 63. One of White's children tweeted from his account to deliver the news ...

Wrestler Ric Flair is mourning the death of one-time opponent Big Van Vader at the age of 63. Big Van Vader, whose real name was Leon White, died after battling "a severe case of Pneumonia, " his son, ...

Leon White, who was better known by his wrestling name Big Van Vader, has died after years of health problems. He was 63. His family announced his passing on Twitter. Big Van Vader, who was 450 pounds ...

The professional wrestling community mourns the loss of one of its greatest super heavyweights today with the passing of Big Van Vader. But before Vader starred in every territory from WWF to WCW to ...

One of the most notorious “big men” in professional wrestling during the 1980’s and 1990’s has passed away. Leon White, better known to worldwide audiences as “Vader” or “Big Van Vader”, died Monday ...

Wrestling fans across the world were shocked to see the news that Leon White, better known as Big Van Vader, passed away recently after a long battle with his health. Although he was just 63 years old ...

This week on “Rewind-Mania,” my cohost and I reviewed Sting and Big Van Vader’s titanic clash at “Starrcade ‘92” on Dec. 28, 1992. This is the second encounter in Sting and Vader’s legendary trilogy ...

It's time, it's time, it's indeed Vader time! The ultra-intense, super-heavyweight wrestler Big Van Vader (real name Leon White) is being honored by WWE with a posthumous induction into the company's ...

Leon White, a former Colorado Buffaloes offensive lineman who became pro-wrestling star Big Van Vader, died Monday from complications due to pneumonia, his family announced. White was 63. It is with a ...

Big Van Vader was one of the greatest superheavyweights in pro wrestling history because he excelled at breaking the rules regarding how big men were supposed to work in the business. The wrestling ...

Oh, it’s time. It’s time. It’s hall of fame time for Big Van Vader. Billed at 6-foot-5 and 450 pounds, the late masked pro-wrestling monster — known outside the squared circle as Leon White — will be ...