Leon White Youth Tyler Pitlick Jersey , a center who had a brief career for the Rams but was better known as the professional wrestler Big Van Vader, has died at the age of 63.

"It is with a heavy heart to inform everyone that my father, Leon White, passed away on Monday night (6/18/18) at approximately 7:25pm," White's son wrote on Twitter. "Around a month ago my father was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia. He fought extremely hard and clinically was making progress. Unfortunately, on Monday night his heart had enough and it was his time."

White was a center at Colorado and was selected in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft. But his career with the Rams never got off the ground because of a bad knee. After retiring from football Mika Zibanejad Jersey , however, a wrestling promoter was impressed by his size, strength and athleticism and offered him a job.

"The promoter knew who I was and decided to give me a chance," White recalled in 2005. "Six months later, I was fighting for a world title."

White started off in the American Wrestling Association as Baby Bull, then began going by Big Van Vader in New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1987. He later wrestled in World Championship Wrestling Anthony Barr Jersey Big , and the World Wrestling Federation, among other pro wrestling circuits. He faced the likes of Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan in his wrestling career.

In recent years White had a number of health problems, including congestive heart failure, and he said in 2016 that he had been told he only had a couple years to live.

The NFL has partnered with the American Cancer Society and awarded $3.2 million in grant funding to address disparities in breast cancer mortality that exist among women of color.

The grants were made to 32 health systems, with each clinic receiving $100,000 over two years. They'll target underserved populations Womens Todd Gurley Jersey , with a focus on African-American communities, and will fund care such as breast cancer screening, follow-up of abnormal mammograms and access to specialty care.

Since 2009, the NFL's Crucial Catch campaign has raised more than $18 million in support of the American Cancer Society. Health system grants to date have reached more than 632,000 individuals and contributed to 138,000 breast Youth Colin Miller Jersey , cervical and colorectal cancer screenings.

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