- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam George Auger
- Nickname
- The Cardiff Giant
- Height7′ 5½″ (2.27 m)
- Cardiff Giant was born on December 27, 1881 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was married to Elizabeth. He died on November 30, 1922.
- SpouseElizabeth(1904 - ?)
- He became an American citizen in 1917.
- Was a professional wrestler.
- He lied about his age to get into the Royal Marine Light Infantry when he was 12; he was already 5'8" tall. He lied about his age again a few years later to join the Great Western Railways, claiming he was 19 when he was actually 15.
- Was set to play the role of Colosso in the Harold Lloyd 1923 film Why Worry? (1923) but died before production started.
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