December 7, 1989(1989-12-07) (aged 55)[1] Collin County, Texas, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Country Boy Calhoun Haystacks Haystacks Calhoun
Billed height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2]
Billed weight
601 lb (273 kg)[2]
Billed from
Morgan's Corner, Arkansas
Debut
1956
Retired
1980
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.
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Calhoun (August 3, 1934 – December 7, 1989) was an American professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun....
"Giant Haystacks". In summer 1975, he moved to Joint Promotions, where he formed a heel tag team with Big Daddy (also a heel at this point). Haystacks' TV...
teamed with HaystacksCalhoun and defeated Mr. Fuji and Professor Toru Tanaka to win his first WWWF World Tag Team Championship. Garea and Calhoun feuded with...
against HaystacksCalhoun who regularly weighed over 600 lb (270 kg) himself. Humphrey's most notable match was a sold-out main event against Calhoun at Madison...
the American Wrestling Association. He wrestled as a tag team with HaystacksCalhoun, who also weighed over 600 pounds; their combined weight was over...
also won his first tag team title in this promotion, teaming with HaystacksCalhoun for his first reign as co-holder of the Tri-State version of the NWA...
would promote Verne Gagne, Pat O'Connor, Stu Hart, Bruno Sammartino, HaystacksCalhoun, Lou Thesz and others in the region. In 1961 and 1962, he promoted...
competitors such as Killer Kowalski, Dick the Bruiser, Johnny Valentine, HaystacksCalhoun and The Sheik, who feuded with Brazil over the course of several decades...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at a House show. They lost the belts to HaystacksCalhoun and Tony Garea on May 30, 1973, again at a Hamburg house show, but...
NWA Los Angeles International Television Tag Team Championship with HaystacksCalhoun, and the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship with Pez Whatley...
was in 1960. Brower, at one point, wrestled Terrible Ted and hit HaystacksCalhoun with a body slam. In 1961, Brower traveled to Canada to wrestle for...
two superheavyweight wrestlers (and frequent tag team partners) HaystacksCalhoun and Man Mountain Mike both portrayed "country boys" in overalls and...
Big Time Wrestling BTW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with HaystacksCalhoun International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Maple...
Missouri Mauler to take on the Kentuckians and their "fellow hillbilly" HaystacksCalhoun. During their time in GCW Renesto became more and more involved in...
were joined by the Missouri Mauler and The Kentuckians teamed with HaystacksCalhoun. The Kentuckians biggest win over The Assassins came while competing...
Warrior Eric LeGrand Legacy Bearcat Wright Dr. Jerry Graham HaystacksCalhoun Judy Grable June Byers Luther Lindsay Martin Burns Rikidōzan Toots Mondt...
Award Eric LeGrand Dana Warrior Legacy Martin Burns N/A June Byers HaystacksCalhoun Judy Grable Dr. Jerry Graham Luther Lindsay Toots Mondt Rikidōzan...
Vince McMahon, featuring wrestling greats like Bruno Sanmartino, HaystacksCalhoun, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow and The Masked Demon, among...
partners, including Johnny Weaver, Abe Jacobs, Red McIntyre, and HaystacksCalhoun. In his 24-year career, Vest wrestled for extended periods of time...
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