What is Virgil (wrestler)?
{{Infobox professional wrestler |name = Virgil |image = Virgil comic con 2013.jpg |caption = Virgil in 2013 |alt = |birth_name = Michael Jones |birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1951|04|07}} |birth_place = [[Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2024|2|28|1951|05|07}} |alma_mater = [[Virginia Union University]] |names = Curly Bill<ref name=oww>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/v/virgil.html|title=Virgil|access-date=2009-11-14|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><br />Lucius Brown<br />Mr. Jones<br />Mike Jones<ref name=oww/><br />Shane<ref name=oww/><br />Soul Train Jones<ref name=oww/><br />Vincent<ref name=oww/> <br />Vince<ref name=oww/> <br />Virgil<ref name=oww/> |height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name=WWEAlumni/> |weight = 250 lb<ref name=WWEAlumni/> |billed = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]<ref name=WWEAlumni/><br />'''[[Palm Beach, Florida]]''' |trainer = [[Afa Anoa'i]]<ref name=WWEAlumni>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/virgil|title=Virgil|access-date=December 13, 2013|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> |debut = 1985<ref name=oww/> |retired = 2019 }}'''Michael Jones''' (April 7, 1951 – February 28, 2024), better known by his [[ring name]] '''Virgil''', was an American [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and actor. He was known for his eight-year career in the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) and [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). He was born in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. In May 2022, Virgil was diagnosed with stage-2 [[colon cancer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10035829-former-wwe-star-virgil-diagnosed-with-stage-2-colon-cancer|title=Former WWE Star Virgil Diagnosed with Stage-2 Cancer|publisher=Bleach Report|accessdate=May 16, 2022}}</ref> He died on February 28, 2024. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{WWE superstar|virgil}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [