Hulk Hogan, the larger-than-life wrestling icon whose handlebar mustache and red-and-yellow regalia defined a generation of sports entertainment, peels back the curtain in “My Life Outside the Ring.” The 2009 memoir has returned to bestseller list’s following the wrestler’s death last week.

Hogan’s real name was Terry Gene Bollea, but to millions of fans worldwide, he was simply “The Hulkster.” He became the face of WWE’s rise in the 1980s.

Here’s a quick look back at Hulk Hogan’s career and impact, where he lived in Florida and what we know about the cause of his death.