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Haystacks Calhoun
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 601 lbs
From: Morgan's Corner, AR
Birthday: Aug 3rd
Pro Debut: Late 1950s
Aliases: Country Boy Calhoun, Haystack Calhoun, Hillbilly Calhoun
Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWF, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), Atlantic Athletic Commission (MA), Big Bear Promotions (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA Capitol Wrestling (CT/DE/MD/NJ/NY/PA), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Los Angeles (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), NWA Vancouver (Canada), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions (IA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), San Francisco (CA), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Studio Wrestling (PA), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), Wolverine Wrestling (MI), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)
Finisher: BIg Splash
Signature Moves: Sitting on Opponents, Powerslam, Hit with Horseshoe
Career Highlights: -NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Kevin Sullivan)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Amazing Zuma)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Don Leo Jonathan)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Jack Brisco)
-WWA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Abe Jacobs)
-WWWF World Tag Team Champion (w/ Tony Garea)
Affiliates: Jack Brisco, Don Leo Jonathan, Man Mountain Mike, Johnny Weaver, Abe Jacobs, Amazing Zuma, George Becker, Victor Rivera, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, Billy Watson, Fred Curry, Bruno Sammartino, Red Bastien, Bobo Brazil, Kevin Sullivan, Jay Strongbow, Jackie Fargo, Ben Justice, Dominic DeNucci
Notable Feuds: Dick the Bruiser, Jerry Graham, Happy Humphrey, Pampero Firpo, Tim Brooks, Lumberjack Pierre, Lumberjack Luke, Bill Miller, Jack Terry, Tom Renesto, Mikel Scicluna, The Assassin, Aldo Bogni, Bronko Lubich, Gorilla Monsoon, Killer Kowalski, Jerry Graham, Al Costello, Don Kent, Toru Tanaka, Swede Hanson, Skull Murphy, John Tolos, Rip Hawk, Homer O'Dell, The Sheik, Luke Graham, Ivan Kameroff, Johnny Valiant, Guy Mitchell, George Harris, Soldat Gorky, Mitsu Arakawa, Mr. Fuji, Brute Bernard, Jimmy Valiant, Tojo Yamamoto, Buddy Rogers, Hans Schmidt, Eddie Graham, Missouri Mauler, George Cannon, Kinji Shibuya, Lou Albano, Freddie Blassie, Waldo Von Erich, Art Neilson, Johnny Valentine, Ricky Romero, Chris Tolos, Lumberjack Pierre, Tony Altimore, Scott Irwin, Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, Ike Eakins, Johnny Rodz, Alex Pérez, Karl von Brauner, Gene Kiniski, Frank Valois, Jack Lanza, Bull Curry, Spiros Arion, Giant Baba, Dutch Savage, Bob Orton, Haru Sasaki, Mike DiBiase, The Von Stroheims
Other Facts: -Real name was William Dee Calhoun
-Father of pro wrestler Haystacks Calhoun, Jr.
-Pro wrestler B. J. Calhoun claimed to be a relative of Haystacks, but that relationship was never proven.
-Formed a tag team with Man Mountain Mike that holds the record for the heaviest tag team ever; over 1200 pounds.
-Made an uncredited appearance in the movie "Requiem For a Heavyweight" in 1962
-Passed away on December 7, 1989 at the age of 56 due to complications from diabetes and is buried in Scott Cemetery in Collin County, TX
-Some of his wrestling memorabilia is on display at a museum in Collin County, TX
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017
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