Life After The Study
After leaving the clinic, Humphrey got a job at an Augusta, Georgia shoe-repair shop and never returned to the ring. He stated that he missed the sport and mixing it up with other wrestlers but was looking forward to a new life as a normal-sized individual.
In 1975, Humphrey appeared in the film Moonrunners as "Tiny the Syndicate Man". The massively popular TV show The Dukes of Hazzard was based on this film.
In later years, Humphrey regained much of his excess weight, and died of a heart attack on March 14, 1989. He weighed over 600 lb (270 kg).
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