Haystacks Calhoun

Wrestler

Birthday August 3, 1934

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace McKinney, TX

DEATH DATE Dec 7, 1989 (55)

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About

One of the most recognizable faces during wrestling's "golden age," he weighed 640 pounds.

Before Fame

He was 300 pounds by the time he was a teenager, but he was infatuated with growing and gaining weight while staying athletic, which gave him the perfect body for a wrestler.

Trivia

Rumor has it that he was discovered by wrestling promoters when they saw him moving the cows at his family farm by simply picking them up and relocating them.

Family Life

He had one daughter, Kathy, and a marriage that ended in divorce.

Associated With

He won a WWF World Tag Team Championship with Tony Garea.

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