- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Dee Calhoun
- Nicknames
- Haystacks Calhoun
- Haystacks
- Haystack
- Country Boy Calhoun
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- William 'Haystacks' Calhoun was born on August 3, 1934 in McKinney, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for WWWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Spectrum Wrestling (1977) and WWF on MSG Network (1973). He died on December 7, 1989 in McKinney, Texas, USA.
- Long, dark brown hair and full beard with moustache
- Wrestled opponents is sweat shirt, bib overalls and bare feet
- Always wore his good luck charm, a real horseshoe on a chain, to the ring in his bouts; always removing it before the beginning of the bout.
- According to legend Calhoun was discovered by a group of traveling wrestling promoters while physically moving his cows by literally picking them up off the ground and carrying them across the field.
- Former NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion.
- Notable wrestling feuds: Dick Afflis (aka Dick the Bruiser) and the 750-pound Happy Humphrey.
- His wrestling weight was 601 pounds.
- Professional Wrestler.
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