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WRESTLER PROFILES
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Wrestler:
| Paul Bunyan |
Real Name: |
Max Palmer |
Birthday: |
November 2, 1927 |
Hometown: |
Born in Randolph, Mississippi Resided in Arnold, Missouri |
Marital Status: |
Married to Betty |
Height & Weight: |
8'2" - 500+lbs |
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Paul Bunyan was believed to be 7'7", though some pictures clearly state that he was 8'2"..
1953: Paul Bunyan appeared in the movie "The Killer Ape" starring Johnny Weissmuller..
Max Palmer left wrestling and became an evangelist, and often spoke of drugs and alcohol ending his wrestling career..
May 7, 1984: Max Palmer (Paul Bunyan) died at the age of 56 in St. Louis, Missouri of a heart disease..
~~~He was survived by his wife Betty, daughter Amy, and son Marshall)..
John Perin wrote: [Paul Bunyan] met Dick the Bruiser in an undercard match on a card that drew 15,299 fans at the Cincinnati Gardens on March 7, 1959. That is the largest crowd ever for wrestling in the history of that building and the fourth-highest for any event ever held there.
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