Guest tank_abbott Report post Posted July 19, 2002 Haystack Calhoun hailed from Morgan’s Corner, Arkansas. He was soft spoken and kind to the core. Standing 6’4” and weighing 640 pounds, he had measurements of: 24inch arms, 72inch chest, 67inch waist, thighs 54 inches and calves 32 inches. A normal breakfast included a pound of bacon, a dozen eggs, a pound of sausage, a dozen and half-hot biscuits and at least a half dozen gallons of milk. The tempo increased for dinner when the table was loaded with five pounds of meat, a mighty healthy serving of spuds, beans, carrots, corn, peas, and a repeat on the breakfast portion of milk and biscuits. How did Calhoun get his start in wrestling? He was scuffling behind the barn on the family farm at Morgan’s Corner when spotted by a couple of strangers who were hunting. They talked him into heading for the big city. Training for months on the fine art of wrestling, he first appeared on a card in Texas. It would take him little or no time to pin one opponent. So that often he was booked against two grapplers who both weighed more than 200 pounds. The horseshoe Calhoun wore around his neck was a good luck charm from the farm. It went around the ring post before action started however. When strength was considered, Calhoun ranked up there. He could toss two bales of hay into the barn loft with just one pitch, lift a steer, bend a horseshoe into an “S” shape, and they say he once smashed two by fours into kindling merely by jumping on the timber. --------------- Forget realism, I want a "Urban Legend" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
