Legacy
As one of the sport’s premier all-time box office attractions, he laid the groundwork for future ring goliaths like Gorilla Monsoon, Andre The Giant, The One Man Gang and King Kong Bundy, as well as serving as the muse for various “country-bumpkin” brawlers like Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, and the Godwinns.
Calhoun is also known for collapsing the lung of an opponent while training early in his career. The lawsuit that followed, in which Calhoun was acquitted of all charges, is thought to have made a name for the up-and-coming wrestler, as it was in the news for several weeks.
Calhoun's size also remains questionable. In wrestling he was billed at over 600 pounds and 6 feet 4 inches or over six and a half feet tall. Calhoun was once questioned how much he really weighed; he did at one time weigh over 800 lbs (weighed at a packing house in Tucumcari, New Mexico). His normal wrestling weight was 525-565 lbs. In wrestling he would sometimes look as little as 400 pounds and other times he would look over 600 pounds. Calhoun's real height was around 6'1 in the beginning of his career and possibly a few inches shorter at the end of his life, due to his immense weight and posture problems.
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