Hulk Hogan died on Thursday, July 24 after police were called to his house for reports of cardiac arrest. Two days earlier, his friend and on-screen manager Jimmy Hart denied reports he was sick.

Hulk Hogan’s Manager Denied Health Issues Days Before Death originally appeared on Parade. Wrestling star Hulk Hogan 's longtime manager, Jimmy Hart, responded to ongoing rumors of Hogan suffering health issues on July 22, assuring fans that he was doing well. Only a few days later, Hogan died at the age of 71.

Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1953 and raised in Tampa. Though Hogan attended wrestling shows growing up in Florida, he started his career in entertainment as a musician,

A dispatch call obtained by PEOPLE revealed that police were called to Hulk Hogan's house for a cardiac arrest when they went to his home on Thursday, July 24. The wrestler is dead at age 71.

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Jimmy Hart provided an update about Hulk Hogan's health, though the status of the WWE Hall of Famer following neck fusion surgery remains vague.