- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Dee Calhoun
- Nicknames
- Haystacks Calhoun
- Haystacks
- Haystack
- Country Boy Calhoun
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- William 'Haystacks' Calhoun was born on August 3, 1934 in McKinney, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Spectrum Wrestling (1977) and WWF All-Star Wrestling (1972). He died on December 7, 1989 in McKinney, Texas, USA.
- Long, dark brown hair and full beard with moustache
- Wrestled opponents is sweat shirt, bib overalls and bare feet
- Always wore his good luck charm, a real horseshoe on a chain, to the ring in his bouts; always removing it before the beginning of the bout.
- According to legend Calhoun was discovered by a group of traveling wrestling promoters while physically moving his cows by literally picking them up off the ground and carrying them across the field.
- Former NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion.
- Notable wrestling feuds: Dick Afflis (aka Dick the Bruiser) and the 750-pound Happy Humphrey.
- His wrestling weight was 601 pounds.
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