William Dee Calhoun was an American professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun.
21 Facts About Haystacks Calhoun
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Legend has it that Haystacks Calhoun was discovered by a traveling wrestling promoter that saw him pick up and move cows across a field.
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Haystacks Calhoun first broke into wrestling in 1955 and he began competing for local promoter Orville Brown.
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However, he first appeared nationally on Art Linkletter's House Party, a televised variety show where Haystacks Calhoun tossed full bales of hay into a high loft.
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Haystacks Calhoun was often booked in handicap matches and battle royals.
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Haystacks Calhoun was matched up against fellow wrestling giant Happy Humphrey in a series of highly promoted altercations at Madison Square Garden during the early 1960s.
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Haystacks Calhoun took the majority of the decisions over Humphrey, many by count out as Humphrey often could not get himself back into the ring by the count of 20 when thrown out.
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Haystacks Calhoun had lost his first championship bout with Rogers in New York's Sunnyside Garden Arena on January 28,1961.
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Haystacks Calhoun wrestled for NWA: All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver, where he twice won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship with Don Leo Jonathan.
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Haystacks Calhoun formed a tag team with the over 600-pound Mountain Man Mike on the West Coast.
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On May 30,1973, Haystacks Calhoun paired with Tony Garea to defeat the Japanese duo of Mr Fuji and Prof.
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Haystacks Calhoun died at age 55 on December 7,1989.
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Haystacks Calhoun is buried in Scott Cemetery in Collin County, Texas.
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Haystacks Calhoun's daughter donated mementos of his wrestling career to the Collin County museum.
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Haystacks Calhoun was more directly an influence on British super heavyweight wrestler Martin Ruane, best known in America for his stint as Loch Ness in World Championship Wrestling.
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Haystacks Calhoun often appeared at Capital Arena in Washington, DC, scuffling on televised bouts.
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Haystacks Calhoun thanked us for that and told us two more like us could put him out of business.
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On March 31,2017, Haystacks Calhoun was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Legacy Wing.
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Haystacks Calhoun appears briefly at the end of the 1962 theatrical motion picture version of Rod Serling's teleplay Requiem For A Heavyweight.
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Haystacks Calhoun was known for his frequent appearances on television including Groucho Marx' show You Bet Your Life and talk shows hosted by Jack Paar and Merv Griffin.
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Haystacks Calhoun showed off his strength when he appeared on Art Linkletter's program House Party, where he tossed bales of hay with ease.