News Brown accused him of being a member of the Klan. This was also mentioned by Tito Santana in his autobiography, Tales From The Ring. Former WWE SmackDown head writer Alex Greenfield also relayed a story told to him by Dusty Rhodes about Murdoch driving him to a Klan party without telling him it was a KKK party beforehand. In 2014, former wrestling star Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, claimed Murdoch was a member of the Klan and that he once knocked him unconscious during a match stating during an interview, "Because he was KKK and didn't like blacks, he kept kicking me hard and punching me. I said, 'you hit me one more time, I'm hitting you back.' He hit me, and I knocked Murdoch out." However, these claims have been disputed by Dick's one time manager Jim Cornette on his podcast. Other media Murdoch was featured as a playable character in the 2001 video game Fire Pro Wrestling and 2007 video game Wrestle Kingdom 2. Death Murdoch died of a heart attack on June 15, 1996, at the age of 49. He was found dead at 4:30 AM on a couch in his living room by his ex-wife. Murdoch suffered from high blood pressure in later years and had no prior heart problems. Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling NWA United National Championship (1 time) Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bob Brown NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (3 times) – with Dusty Rhodes (1) and Bob Sweetan (2) Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dusty Rhodes (1), Bobby Duncum (1) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time) Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Don Carson Jim Crockett Promotions NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ivan Koloff NWA Big Time Wrestling NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dusty Rhodes NWA Detroit NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) – with Dusty Rhodes NWA Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Don Carson NWA Tri-State / Mid-South Wrestling Association Mid-South North American Championship (2 times) Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Junkyard Dog NWA North