WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Paul Anderson Real Name: Paul Edward Anderson Birthday: October 17, 1932 Hometown: Tennesseee Marital Status: Married to Glenda Height & Weight: 5'10" - 370 lbs Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Finishing Move: The Georgia Bearhug Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds:
Paul Anderson was a weightlifter who was once recognized as the World's Strongest Man! Squat: 1185 lbs Bench Press: 625 lbs Deadlift w/o Straps: 780 lbs Deadlift w/Hooks: 820 lbs Clean & Press: 485 lbs Clean & Jerk: 485 lbs Snatch: 375 lbs Push Press: 545 lbs Back Lift: 6270 lbs Dumbbell Side Press: 240 lbs x 40 / 300 lbs x 11 Paul Anderson trained mainly on the squat; He weighed around 330-360 pounds with 36 inch thighs and squatting power to match.. ~~Which gave him the basic strength to demolish all the official Olympic lifting records and many unofficial power records.. ~~Paul squatted 900 lbs while still an amateur and later did a legendary 1200 lbs as a professional.. ~~Paul Anderson's most impressive feat was in the jerk press of an incredible 565 pounds! Paul Anderson won a gold medal for weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.. 1961: Paul Anderson and his wife (Glenda) founded the "Paul Anderson Youth Home" for troubled youth.. August 15, 1994: Paul Edward Anderson passed away.. George Caillouette wrote in: When I was a boy I saw Mr. Paul Anderson on the What's My Line TV show lift a 2,000 lb elephant and the whole panel. This was done at separate times. The panel of people were on a carousel type structure. This spurred me to do weightlifting which helped me to be a healthy teenager. In high school I gained 50 lbs because of weightlifting taking me from 115 lbs @ 5'6" to 165 lbs.