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William Dee Calhoun (August 3, 1934 – December 7, 1989) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, who used the professional name Haystacks Calhoun.
He started in 1955 as Country Boy Calhoun, working various territories. He got the "Haystacks" name after an appearance on ''Art Linkletter's House Party'' where he demonstrated his strength by tossing bales of hay into a high loft. He competed for many Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, and for the then-[[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWWF]]. He was an early television star and a significant box office draw.
He was a 1x WWE World Tag Team Champion with Tony Garea, a 1x NWA Tri-State (Mid-South) United States Tag Team Champion with Jack Brisco, and a 2x NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion with Don Leo Jonathan. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of their Legacy wing.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun his page]] at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]].
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!!"Country Boy Tropes"
* {{Acrofatic}}: In a sense. He didn't do moonsaults or cartwheels, but in a time where every big man's gimmick was to basically stand there and let guys run into them, he chose to actually utilize real wrestling moves into his moveset.
* BellyFlopCrushing: Like most super-heavyweights, used the big splash as his FinishingMove.
* BigFun: He became a beloved attraction for his honor and friendliness, as well as for his surprising athleticism considering he was 600lbs.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Played straight with most of his partners, with him being obviously the "big guy". Averted when he teamed with the 600 lbs. Man Mountain Mike.
* ButNowIMustGo: He was an attraction for [[{{Acrofatic}} the athleticism which seemed to clash his enormous girth]] and was an overall nice guy beloved by fans and other wrestlers alike, except for bullies and trouble makers that he tended to show up to make fools of. But when that was done, he tended to depart, leading his role to be called a "traveling enforcer".
* ChainedByFashion: He was known for wearing a chain as a necklace, with a horseshoe as a pendant.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: He does have a losing record against a handful of wrestlers, as far as the recovered records show, but for the most part had the immick of a "traveling {{face}} enforcer" who'd draw some interest to the territory, win some matches and be on his way.
* {{Face}}: Pretty much always, to the point he made a career as a "traveling enforcer" for various territories.
* FinishingMove: Big Splash.
* FunPersonified: Quite possibly the original "[[WalkingTheEarth traveling]] enforcer", as he was a show-off but largely non-malicious.
* TheGiant: 640 pounds, even Wrestling/BrunoSammartino had trouble slamming him. Besides the immovability part of the gimmick though, he was pretty versatile.
* LegacyCharacter:
** He paved the way for both future giants such as Wrestling/AndreTheGiant and future "hillbilly" characters such as Wrestling/HillbillyJim and the Godwinns.
** Martin Ruane, better known as [[Wrestling/GiantHaystacks Giant Haystacks/Loch Ness]], originally called himself Haystacks Calhoun.
** There was a late 1990s Florida independent wrestler who called himself Haystacks Calhoun Jr.[[note]]Real name John Brody, he was "Hornswagglin' Hillbilly" in Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling.[[/note]]
* PartsUnknown: Despite actually hailing from [=McKinney=], Texas, he was billed from "Morgan's Corner, Arkansas", a non-existant place.
* StoutStrength: He was very strong despite his girth, as demonstrated in the TV appearance that gave him the name "Haystacks".
* VillainousUnderdog: Any {{Heel}} that went against him became this, as he often dwarfed even the mightiest heels of any given territory, such as Wrestling/PamperoFirpo in Detroit.
* WalkingTheEarth: He might be the {{Trope Maker|s}} for pro wrestling, being what would later be known as a "traveling {{face}} enforcer", being a [[{{Acrofatic}} gigantic agile]] attraction, a BigFun guy who would show up in a territory often to make a fool out of a trouble maker, and then be on his way, with successors including Wrestling/AndreTheGiant.
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William Dee Calhoun (August 3, 1934 – December 7, 1989) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, who used the professional name Haystacks Calhoun.
He started in 1955 as Country Boy Calhoun, working various territories. He got the "Haystacks" name after an appearance on ''Art Linkletter's House Party'' where he demonstrated his strength by tossing bales of hay into a high loft. He competed for many Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, and for the then-[[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWWF]]. He was an early television star and a significant box office draw.
He was a 1x WWE World Tag Team Champion with Tony Garea, a 1x NWA Tri-State (Mid-South) United States Tag Team Champion with Jack Brisco, and a 2x NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion with Don Leo Jonathan. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of their Legacy wing.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun his page]] at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]].
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!!"Country Boy Tropes"
* {{Acrofatic}}: In a sense. He didn't do moonsaults or cartwheels, but in a time where every big man's gimmick was to basically stand there and let guys run into them, he chose to actually utilize real wrestling moves into his moveset.
* BellyFlopCrushing: Like most super-heavyweights, used the big splash as his FinishingMove.
* BigFun: He became a beloved attraction for his honor and friendliness, as well as for his surprising athleticism considering he was 600lbs.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Played straight with most of his partners, with him being obviously the "big guy". Averted when he teamed with the 600 lbs. Man Mountain Mike.
* ButNowIMustGo: He was an attraction for [[{{Acrofatic}} the athleticism which seemed to clash his enormous girth]] and was an overall nice guy beloved by fans and other wrestlers alike, except for bullies and trouble makers that he tended to show up to make fools of. But when that was done, he tended to depart, leading his role to be called a "traveling enforcer".
* ChainedByFashion: He was known for wearing a chain as a necklace, with a horseshoe as a pendant.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: He does have a losing record against a handful of wrestlers, as far as the recovered records show, but for the most part had the immick of a "traveling {{face}} enforcer" who'd draw some interest to the territory, win some matches and be on his way.
* {{Face}}: Pretty much always, to the point he made a career as a "traveling enforcer" for various territories.
* FinishingMove: Big Splash.
* FunPersonified: Quite possibly the original "[[WalkingTheEarth traveling]] enforcer", as he was a show-off but largely non-malicious.
* TheGiant: 640 pounds, even Wrestling/BrunoSammartino had trouble slamming him. Besides the immovability part of the gimmick though, he was pretty versatile.
* LegacyCharacter:
** He paved the way for both future giants such as Wrestling/AndreTheGiant and future "hillbilly" characters such as Wrestling/HillbillyJim and the Godwinns.
** Martin Ruane, better known as [[Wrestling/GiantHaystacks Giant Haystacks/Loch Ness]], originally called himself Haystacks Calhoun.
** There was a late 1990s Florida independent wrestler who called himself Haystacks Calhoun Jr.[[note]]Real name John Brody, he was "Hornswagglin' Hillbilly" in Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling.[[/note]]
* PartsUnknown: Despite actually hailing from [=McKinney=], Texas, he was billed from "Morgan's Corner, Arkansas", a non-existant place.
* StoutStrength: He was very strong despite his girth, as demonstrated in the TV appearance that gave him the name "Haystacks".
* VillainousUnderdog: Any {{Heel}} that went against him became this, as he often dwarfed even the mightiest heels of any given territory, such as Wrestling/PamperoFirpo in Detroit.
* WalkingTheEarth: He might be the {{Trope Maker|s}} for pro wrestling, being what would later be known as a "traveling {{face}} enforcer", being a [[{{Acrofatic}} gigantic agile]] attraction, a BigFun guy who would show up in a territory often to make a fool out of a trouble maker, and then be on his way, with successors including Wrestling/AndreTheGiant.
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