Rocky Johnson (1944–2020), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s father

Rocky Johnson was a WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler and the father of Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He was part of the first African-American World Tag Team Champions in WWE history as a member of The Soul Patrol with Tony Atlas. Starting out as a wrestler in his native Canada, Johnson moved to the WWE in 1983. Known as the “Soul Man,” he had rivalries with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Adrian Adonis before retiring from wrestling in 1991. At his son's request, Johnson trained him in wrestling. Years later, in 2008, The Rock inducted his father into the WWE Hall of Fame.