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Hells Angels founding member Sonny Barger dies aged 83 after brief battle with cancer

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Ralph "Sonny" Barger was a founding member of the Hells Angels. Barger died of cancer, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He wrote bestselling books, fought the law and won on several occasions. In 1972, he and three others were acquitted of murdering a Texas drug dealer in Oakland.

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The Guardian

Hells Angels motorcycle club leader Sonny Barger dies at age 83

Barger founded the Oakland chapter in 1957 and became the group’s US president, bringing them to international notoriety

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger dies aged 83 after cancer battle

In an announcement pre-written by the biker before his death, he spoke of his life ‘filled with adventure’ and paid tribute to the ‘amazing club’ that he founded

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Hells Angels leader Sonny Barger dies at 83

By Bill Trott , - Ralph "Sonny" Barger, the Hells Angels motorcycle club leader who became the rough-hewn face of America's outlaw biker culture and the restlessness, hard living and criminality that came with it, has died, according to an announcement on his Facebook page. He was 83. Barger asked that the announcement be published, "immediately after my passing." The cause was cancer,

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Sonny Barger, figurehead of Hells Angels, dies at 83

LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Barger, the leather-clad fixture of 1960s counterculture and figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club who was at the notorious Rolling Stones concert at Altamont

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Sonny Barger, leader of Hells Angels, dies at 83. See his life through the years.

Sonny Barger, founder of Hells Angels, has died at 83. The iconic outlaw biker had a brief batte with cancer, according to statement Thursday morning.

2 years ago·United States

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