Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Christopher "Big Black" Boykin of "Rob & Big" Dies

Known for being skateboard star, Rob Dyrdek's, bodyguard and sidekick on the MTV reality show Rob Big, Christopher "Big Black" Boykin has died at the age of 45.
TMZ reported the news via Boykins' rep on the morning of May 9th. An official cause of death has not been released.
Dyrdek posted on Instragram honoring his friend.
A couple years ago the pair had a falling out, but had since reconciled and had appeared on Dyrdek's show Fantasy Factory.

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Prior to being on the show, Big served in the US Navy.
He's survived by his 9 year old daughter.
His ex-wife took to his Twitter account to express her sorrow.
Fantasy Factory costar Chanel Westcoast honored Big as well.

RIP Big. You will be missed.

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