Haystacks Calhoun - Pro Wrestler Profile

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Haystacks Calhoun, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

William Dee Calhoun was born in McKinney, Texas on August 3, 1934.

He died on December 7, 1989 at the age of 55.

Haystacks Calhoun was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017 as part of the Legacy wing.

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name William Dee Calhoun
Ring Names
  • Haystacks Calhoun ( January 7, 1958 - May 3, 1980)
  • Country Boy Calhoun ( September 17, 1957 - June 25, 1959)
Born August 3, 1934
Died December 7, 1989 (aged 55)
Nationality Nationality: United StatesUnited States
Birth Place McKinney, Texas
Billed From
  • Morgan's Corner, Arkansas
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight
  • 601 lbs (273 kg)

Career History

Roles
  • Wrestler ( December 13, 1956 - May 3, 1980)
Companies / Promotions
Promotionfromto
Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA December 13, 1956 May 3, 1980
Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWWF March 31, 1973 July 2, 1979
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Heavyweight June 23, 1978 July 27, 1978
Promotion American Wrestling AssociationAWA March 20, 1971 May 15, 1971
Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWWF July 27, 1968 August 26, 1969
Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWWF October 10, 1964 July 24, 1965
Promotion Stampede WrestlingSTAMPEDE October 1, 1963 October 15, 1963
Promotion American Wrestling AssociationAWA February 22, 1963 August 31, 1963
Face / Heel Turns
Alignmentfromto
Face December 13, 1956 May 3, 1980
Images
Dec 1956
Dec 1956

Finishers
  • Big Splash ( December 13, 1956 - May 3, 1980)

Titles & Accomplishments

Hall of Fame
  • WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2017, Legacy
Titles Won

World Wide Wrestling Federation

  • 1 WWWF World Tag Team Championship (with Tony Garea)

Big Time Wrestling

  • 1 BTW World Tag Team Championship (with Sweet Daddy Siki)

Championship Wrestling From Florida

  • 1 NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (with Kevin Sullivan)

Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling

  • 1 NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Amazing Zuma)

NWA: All-Star Wrestling

  • 2 NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (with Don Leo Jonathan)

NWA Tri-State

  • 1 NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (with Jack Brisco)

Worldwide Wrestling Associates

  • 1 WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (with Abe Jacobs)

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
  • Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera - Victor Rivera ( May 16, 1975 - June 5, 1975)
  • Haystacks Calhoun & Johnny Weaver - Johnny Weaver ( April 9, 1974 - May 4, 1974)
  • Billy Watson & Haystacks Calhoun - Billy Watson ( October 19, 1969 - September 26, 1971)
  • Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera - Victor Rivera ( October 6, 1968 - September 13, 1969)
  • Haystacks Calhoun & The Amazing Zuma ( November 23, 1967 - March 5, 1968)
  • Abe Jacobs & Haystacks Calhoun - Abe Jacobs ( May 24, 1962 - December 10, 1965)
  • Haystacks Calhoun & Johnny Weaver - Johnny Weaver ( March 30, 1964 - December 3, 1965)

Haystacks Calhoun Game Appearances

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