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Pro wrestling star James 'Kamala' Harris dies at 70
Posted Monday, August 10, 2020
James Harris, a Mississippi-born sharecropper who gained international fame as "Kamala the Ugandan Giant," a massive professional wrestler who terrorized opponents with his trademark "splash," has died.
World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed his death in a statement Sunday.
Kenny Casanova, who co-wrote Harris' autobiography, wrote on social media that Harris died from COVID-19. He was 70.
In recent years, Harris had suffered from many health ailments, including having both legs amputated because of diabetes.
Born in Senatobia, Mississippi, the nearly 400-pound (181-kilogram) Harris began his wrestling career as Sugar Bear Harris and under other names but wasn't considered successful in the ring. It wasn't until a promoter suggested the Kamala gimmick loosely based on Ugandan dictator Idi Amin that his career took a turn.
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