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William Dee Calhoun (August 3, 1934 – December 7, 1989) [1] [3] was an American professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun. Early life [ edit ]
Martin Austin Ruane (10 October 1946 – 29 November 1998) [5] was a British professional wrestler of Irish parentage, best known by the ring name Giant Haystacks. He was one of the best-known wrestlers on the British wrestling scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked in Canada and the United States under the name Loch Ness Monster or ...
William Calhoun or Bill Calhoun may also refer to: . Haystack Calhoun (1934–1989), a wrestler; WC (rapper) (William L. Calhoun, Jr., born 1970), West Coast rapper William Lowndes Calhoun (1837–1908), American attorney and politician from the state of Georgia who served as Mayor of Atlanta
He was discovered at a buffet by Al Lovelock, who wrestled as The Great Bolo, and trained Fletcher as a wrestler. [1] Fletcher made his wrestling debut in 1967 for the American Wrestling Association. He wrestled as a tag team with Haystacks Calhoun, who also weighed over 600 pounds; their combined weight was over 1200 pounds in the ring. [3]
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. [5] 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.
This is a list of notable professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in the different incarnations of the Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion from: 1925–1992 (as Don Owen Sports) 1992–1997 (as Championship Wrestling USA) They are listed in alphabetical order of their ring name
Amazing Zuma and Haystacks Calhoun: 1 April 11, 1960 Charlotte, North Carolina Larry Hamilton and Great Bolo 3 April 25, 1960 Charlotte, North Carolina Still champions as of June 23, 1960. Title history is unrecorded. Tosh Togo and Ike Eakins 1 September 1960 Ray Villmer and Jack Curtis (2) 1 October 30, 1960 Charlotte, North Carolina
Don Muraco (born September 10, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler.He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1981 to 1988, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on two occasions and was crowned the inaugural winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 1985.