Just hours after it was announced that Steve “Mongo” McMichael was entering hospice, the news came out that the Pro Football Hall of Famer has passed away at age 67.

McMichael has been battling ALS for years and was just recently in intensive care.

The former Chicago Bears NFL player worked for WCW between 1995 and 1999 and was first a color commentator and then even got in the ring as part of The Four Horsemen.

Just minutes after his death was announced, Ric Flair paid tribute to former Horseman.

“The incredible Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael! He was my best friend through it all! An amazing athlete and human being,” Flair wrote on X. “I have the fondest memories working with him, and this is an extremely heartbreaking loss for me! I love you Mongo! You fought one hell of a battle! Rest in peace my friend!”

In early 1995 before going to WCW, McMichael appeared on WWE television with Lawrence Taylor in the build-up to WrestleMania XI.

McMichael, a Super Bowl champion with the Bears, was inducted into the football Hall of Fame in the class of 2024.