▁lose . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁car ▁accident . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁he ▁suffered ▁gang rene ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁leg ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁am put ated . ▁Hay es ▁was ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁user ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁ret irement ▁home , ▁only ▁vent uring ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁to ▁make ▁appearances ▁at ▁wrest ling ▁convent ions ▁sp or ad ically . ▁He ▁later ▁suffered ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁stro kes ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Texas . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Monday ▁Night ▁RA W ▁to ▁air ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁W WE ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Hay es ▁with ▁a ▁ten - bell ▁sal ute ▁and ▁a ▁video ▁mem orial . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁" Old ▁School " ▁edition ▁of ▁Raw , ▁his ▁voice - over ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁Championships ▁and ▁accomplish ments ▁Big ▁Time ▁Wrestling ▁N WA ▁Texas ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁( 1 ▁time ) ▁– ▁with ▁Big ▁O ▁Central ▁States ▁Wrestling ▁N WA ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁( Cent ral ▁States ▁version ) ▁( 2 ▁times ) ▁– ▁with ▁Bob ▁Brown ▁( 1 ) ▁and ▁Roger ▁Kir by ▁( 1 ) ▁Eastern ▁Sports ▁Association ▁E SA ▁International ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁( 1 ▁time ) ▁– ▁with ▁Mike ▁Dub ois ▁N