Terrence John McCann, commonly known as Terry McCann, was an American wrestler who won the Gold Medal in the bantamweight division of freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and later helped found the United States Wrestling Federation. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was also the retired Executive Director of Toastmasters International, having served in that position for 26 years. He died in Dana Point, California at age 72 from mesothelioma, a rare asbestos-linked cancer of the pleura. He was survived by his wife of 52 years, Lucille, as well as seven children, eighteen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and three siblings. [More at Wikipedia]

March 23rd, 1934 in Chicago  /  Died:   Jun 7th, 2006 - at age 72 due to mesothelioma