Would you be able to get back up after being hit by this. William joseph cobb july 16, 1926 march 14, 1989, best known by his ring and screen names of happy humphrey, happy farmer humphrey, and squasher humphrey, was an american professional. With weighing 640 lbs when he was at his heaviest, haystacks calhoun is in the top 10 list of the heaviest professional wrestlers of all time. Haystacks calhoun was a true giant in the wrestling. Capital wrestling, wwwf, wwf territory listings 195783. Humphrey, who at the time was working on a farm where he was known for his uncommon strength, began his wrestling career in 1953 by wrestling a bear for 28 minutes. Aug 03, 2019 with weighing 640 lbs when he was at his heaviest, haystacks calhoun is in the top 10 of the heaviest professional wrestlers of all time. Can you think of any match where two larger men faced each other. Would you be able to get back up after being hit by this guys. Haystacks calhoun was a true giant in the wrestling business by mike mooneyham special to the post and courier. William haystacks calhoun was born on august 3, 1934 in morgans corner, arkansas, usa as william dee calhoun. Paula and maurice, who have learnt that the ladder. Happy humphrey weighed over 800 pounds meet happy humphrey, the heaviest wwe superstar of all time. Calhoun was one of the first wrestlers to incorporate the hillbilly gimmick.
Although humphrey might have been worse in the ring, were calling calhoun the worst overall for his influence, inspiring decades of immobile wrestlers who. With weighing 640 lbs when he was at his heaviest, haystacks calhoun is in the top 10 of the heaviest professional wrestlers of all time. Happy humphrey was the heaviest wrestler, at 800 pounds. Sometimes called squasher humphrey but mostly referred to as happy humphrey, it is said that he averaged 750 lbs throughout his career, and on one occasion, went over 900 lbs. The first photo in your gallery of him is in his match with happy humphrey, who was billed at 750 lbs. At over 800 lbs, happy humphrey actually outweighed calhoun by over 150 lbs, yet humphrey was barely able to move himself around the ring. Happy humphrey vs haystacks calhoun professional wrestling has always been about showcasing athletes that can capture the paying publics eye, whether its hillbillies, farmers, cowboys, or fat men.
Conversely, haystacks was an accomplished wrestler, and he consequently took the majority of the decisions, many by countout as humphrey often could not get himself back into the ring by the count of 20. See more ideas about pro wrestling, wrestling, professional wrestling. He also came to the ring with a long chain around his neck with a big horseshoe around it. Mar 29, 2015 william joseph cobb july 16, 1926 march 14, 1989, best known by his ring and screen names of happy humphrey, happy farmer humphrey, and squasher humphrey, was an american professional. Calhoun did not try to stop the slam, saying afterwards that he wanted to see whether it could be done. Haystacks calhoun was a true giant in the wrestling business. Geoffrey goes to the haystack and puts the ladder back. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Table 3 is a listing of the professional wrestlers who would be classified as super obese based on bmi. He started his career by wrestling a bear for almost half an hour in 1953, which instantly got him access to the world of professional wrestling. Calhoun won when humphrey couldnt get back into the ring by the count of 20.
Top nxt star injured, out of action after undergoing surgery. Haystacks calhoun, one of the squared circles first true giants, has now taken his place among wrestlings greats in the wwe hall of fame. Haystacks calhoun was born william calhoun on august 4, 1934 in mckinney, tx. Capital wrestling, wwwf, wwf territory listings 195783 the. After not even 10 years in the business, humphrey retired due to a heart condition, causing his lack of physical activity to balloon him over the 900 pound mark. An incredible gimmick, and an even more incredible person given his tremendous weight loss. And marc rocco aka rollerball rocco was a great heel at that time too. Clad in overalls and wearing a horseshoe around his neck, the goodnatured country. Fyi, he also competed in njpw in the 70s80s as the original masked black tiger.
The heaviest professional wrestler ever passed away 31 years. For about eight years, humphrey wrestled a number of matches, some of them televised, often against haystacks calhoun who regularly weighed over 600 lb 270 kg himself. Matches happy humphrey wrestlers database cagematch. Happy humphrey had difficulty fitting in with regular society due to his great size.
Champion defeated killer lisowski when lisowski was unable to continue in during the 3rd fall. The jwa matches fought by haystacks calhoun in 1963. Paula is furious, thinking that maurice tricked her into staying overnight. Haystacks calhoun bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Born on august 3, 1934, william dee calhoun grew up on a farm in mckinney, texas. Born william calhoun in 1934, calhoun traveled the us in the. Calhoun was a major attraction in the 1950s and 60s. Love among the haystacks and other stories gathers together all of lawrences short stories not collected in the prussian officer volume. Beginning his career in 1953, happy humphrey regularly feuded with haystacks calhoun due to the duos gigantic bodies technical wrestling at its finest. How could you begin to say big show or big daddy v when happy humphrey weighed over 800 pounds a couple times in his career.
William haystack calhoun cal request posted in requests. The biggest of them all, happy humphrey tipped the scales to 802 pounds during his wrestling career. In 2011, the stage play big daddy vs giant haystacks was performed at the brighton festival fringe, celebrating the careers and rivalry of both big men. He was an actor, known for wwf championship wrestling 1972, spectrum wrestling 1977 and wwf allstar wrestling 1972. Jul 11, 20 despite his size, he was far from a novelty act. One of the most recognizable faces during wrestlings golden age, he weighed 640 pounds. Sheamus, john cena and josh mathews combined dont quite weigh as much as humphrey did during his career. A household name at the peak of his popularity, haystacks calhouns uncommon girth made him a major boxoffice attraction throughout the 1950s and 60s. Humphrey s most notable match was a soldout main event. Old school wwf legend would have celebrated his birthday today would have been the 84th birthday of old school wwwf legend haystacks calhoun real name. While ruane has been dead nearly twenty years, his legacy lives on as one of the legends of great britains golden age of wrestling.
Top 15 wrestling giants you completely forgot about. After happy humphrey retired from the ring, he lost so much weight that he made the guinness book of world records happy humphrey was billed at 750 lbs. The sicilians lou albanotony altimore vittorio apollo vs. Top 20 nastiest bodies in wrestling history thesportster. Haystack wrestled a little bit for nwa ne territory and wwwf owned by vinnie mac sr. Haystacks calhoun height 6 ft 4 in weight 601 lb however, while haystacks calhouns gargantuan size contributed to his wrestling celebrity, he was determined not to be stereotyped as a carnival attraction.
Haystacks calhoun death wrestler deaths haystacks balboa discography and. Actors and entertainers item top 10 heaviest wwe wrestlers of all time haystacks calhoun was a true giant in the wrestling. Teamed regurarly with man mountain mike in california, the team boasting a combined weight of over 1200 lbs. Aug 12, 2011 happy humphrey vs haystacks calhoun professional wrestling has always been about showcasing athletes that can capture the paying publics eye, whether its hillbillies, farmers, cowboys, or fat men. They would weigh him on meat scales at rendering facilities. The shield, because most destructive team, they was first unpinned, unsubmitted for 6 months near, roman reigns eliminated 14 man in the 2014 royal rumble match also he remains in the last 3 since the 2014 rumble, his first rumble match, setting many records. He wore a white tshirt, overalls, and carried a horseshoe to the ring. Mar 14, 2020 happy humphrey was the single heaviest professional wrestler in the history of the business, weighing over 900 lbs humphrey started his career by wrestling a bear for almost half an hour in 1953, which instantly got him access to the world of professional wrestling. Refine your search for haystacks calhoun for haystacks calhoun.
Nov 12, 2015 calhoun did not try to stop the slam, saying afterwards that he wanted to see whether it could be done. The best and worst wrestlers of the decade since the 50s. Big daddy v, bam bam bigelow, man mountain mike, haystacks calhoun, loch ness and the. William dee calhoun august 3, 1934 december 7, 1989 was an american professional wrestler, who used the professional name haystack or haystacks calhoun. Feb 22, 2018 happy humphrey was the heaviest wrestler, at 800 pounds. The 12 heaviest prowrestlers in history wwf old school. But at over 800lbs, happy humphrey truly was the heaviest wrestler of all time. Top 15 heaviest wrestlers of all time thesportster. Mar 02, 2017 the shield, because most destructive team, they was first unpinned, unsubmitted for 6 months near, roman reigns eliminated 14 man in the 2014 royal rumble match also he remains in the last 3 since the 2014 rumble, his first rumble match, setting many records.
He died on december 7, 1989 in collin county, texas, usa. The city was founded by a man named william hayward, who came to california to seek his fortune in the california gold rush began in 1848, i believe. Meet happy humphrey, the heaviest wwe superstar of all. Feb 28, 2017 haystacks calhoun was billed as being 6foot4 inches tall and weighing in at 663 pounds. The 50 biggest wrestlers in history bleacher report. In the mold of haystacks calhoun and happy humphrey, andre would become arguably the biggest babyface in. The highlight of those nine years was wrestling haystacks calhoun at a soldout madison square garden. William haystack calhoun cal request requests caws. Nov 29, 2012 happy humphrey was the size of several men. Dec 22, 2007 haystacks calhoun height 6 ft 4 in weight 601 lb however, while haystacks calhouns gargantuan size contributed to his wrestling celebrity, he was determined not to be stereotyped as a carnival attraction. It offers a range of work from lawrences earliest surviving published story, a prelude, to new eve and old adam written at the height of his early maturity in 19. Bio haystacks calhoun, one of the squared circles first true giants, has now taken his place among wrestlings greats in the wwe hall of fame. Andre the giant vs giant haystacks worlds largest athlete. He wrestled in the late 50s 60s and some in the 70s.
It offers a range of work from lawrences earliest surviving published story, a prelude, to new eve and old adam written at the height of his early maturity in. 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. The worlds largest pro wrestlers haystacks calhoun, mcguire twins. Apr 28, 2014 after happy humphrey retired from the ring, he lost so much weight that he made the guinness book of world records happy humphrey was billed at 750 lbs. Both he and haystacks who averaged 600 lbs battled several times in madison square garden during the. Had a series of matches against happy humphrey, the heaviest wrestler in history, who outweighed calhoun by around 200lb.
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