It is a sad day in the martial arts world, losing the meme-friendly, incredibly talented & loving man. I first saw Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris in his epic fight with Bruce Lee in The Way of the Dragon (below), or as it was known in the USA, Return of the Dragon, even though it was not a sequel and was actually filmed BEFORE Enter the Dragon. Confused? Not the point. He more or less owned the 80s for martial arts films that didn’t suck (in the USA.) He went on to become a staple on TV in Walker, Texas Ranger. After the Internet became a thing, you all knew Chuck Norris as the man who counted to infinity twice, the man who got bit by a cobra, and the cobra died, and many other amusing memes about him being indestructible. ABC News and NBC have more information.

Many of his peers chimed in, such as Stallone and Van Damme, commenting on him as a friend. Today, we found out that a sudden illness was able to catch up with him. RIP Mr. Norris.