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WRESTLER PROFILES


Wrestler: Happy Humphrey
Real Name: William J. Cobb
Birthday: July 16, 1926
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Height & Weight: 750 lbs
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  • After Happy Humphrey retired from the ring, he lost so much weight that he made the Guinness Book of World Records..
  • Happy Humphrey was billed at 750 lbs. once fought Haystacks Calhoun in a match (pictured above)..
  • ~~~Haystacks Calhoun won when Happy Humphrey couldn't get back into the ring by the count of 20..
  • Happy Humphrey played the part of "Tiny" in the 1975 motion picture "Moonrunner"..
  • March 14, 1989: Happy Humphrey passed away...


    Tom Wrote: His total weight loss was about 600 lbs. I read that he gained most of it back prior to his death. Also Harley Race's first job in the wrestling business was as a driver for Happy as he was too large to drive.


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