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Great Antonio
Great Antonio
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Last updated by M.A LeBlanc on August 21, 2023
Career Highlights
1945: The Great Antonio immigrated to Canada, where he initially made his living as a wrestler giving exhibitions of strength..
1952: The Great Antonio made the Guinness Book of Records by pulling a 433-ton train in Montreal along the tracks for 19.8 metres..
1960: The Great Antonio scored his second Guinness entry by pulling four city buses loaded with passengers along St. Catherine Street..
1970s: The Great Antonio travelled the world, putting on exhibitions of strength and wrestling..
The Great Antonio appeared on several TV programs such as Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson and NBC’s Real People..
The Great Antonio owned what he said was the world’s largest rocking chair – 4 metres high and 2 metres wide..
1971: The Great Antonio nearly won the North American title in Calgary, but the match ended with a riot!
The Great Antonio braided his dreadlocks into a club held together with masking tape and used his matted locks to play “hair golf”..
Lois Siegel, an indy filmmaker in Montreal, featured The Great Antonio in “A 20th Century Chocolate Cake” – filmed in the early 80s..
The Great Antonio is sadly found homeless in Montreal roaming the streets like a madman..
September 7, 2003: The Great Antonio (age 77) passes away after suffering a heart attack in a supermarket in Montreal..
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Birthday
October 10, 1925
Hometown
Originally from Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Montreal, Quebec
Height
6'4"
Weight
450 lbs
Debut
1950s
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