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Billy leon and benny loyd mccrary, known together as the mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins. When we were little, wed check out the guinness book of world records from the. The mcguire twins were the heaviest tag team in history, weighing nearly 1,500 lbs combined. The pair performed as tagteam wrestlers and weighed more than 100 stone 1400lbs635kg combined. His most active period was in the 1950s and 1960s when he billed himself as the worlds largest wrestler. Born in hendersonville, north carolina, united states, the twins began using the stage name mcguire and gained popularity as tagteam wrestlers and in carnival stunt shows. The twins were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins. Benny weighed in at 723 pounds, and billy at 745 pounds. Apr 22, 2012 the mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins, and were famous for riding small honda motorcycles to promote upcoming matches. Guinness book world record fattest twins, billy and benny. Unlike haystacks calhoun and giant haystacks, who made genuine efforts to perform in the ring, the mcguire twins were very immobile due to their incredible bulk, so werent exactly good workers. Chris jericho cut his 1st unscripted promo in 20 years in aew.
Adopting the professional name the mcguire twins due to the fact that. But it was the mccrary twins that probably made the biggest visual impact. Billy mccrary died on july 14, 1979 at the age of 32, following a motorcycle accident during a stunt at. Billy and benny mcguire were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins. Not only were they the worlds heaviest twins, they were astride little honda motorcycles. Chris jericho cut his 1st unscripted promo in 20 years. A guinness photo depicts the twins riding their honda motorcycles. May 26, 2019 they were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins, and at 723 lb and 743 lb respectively, its easy to see why. Mar 24, 2016 billy and benny loyd mccrary, better known as the mcguire twins, were professional wrestlers who held the guinness book of world records title for worlds heaviest twins. Or, actually, can you imagine these guys wrestling at all.
Mcguire twins, were professional wrestlers who held the guinness book of. In november 1978, billy and benny weighed 337 kg 743 lb or 53 st 1 lb and 328 kg 723 lb or 51 st 9 lb respectively, and each had waists measuring 2. Films cinema guinness book sexy cowgirl motorcycle posters honda motorcycles vintage bikes world records bike life. Billy mccrary died on july 14, 1979 at the age of 32, following a. The most fingers and toes polydactylism on a living person is 28, which belong to devendra suthar, view this record most fingers and toes polydactylism on a living person. Mcguire twins project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. With sales of more than 100 million copies in 100 different countries and 37 languages, guinness world records is the worlds best ever selling book. Billy weighed 720 pounds and benny weighed 750 pounds. A fact may only become a guinness world record when its tested, verified and elevated above all suspicion. Their billed weights, according to the guinness book of world records, were 770 pounds each. A photo by john page depicts the twins riding their honda motorcycles. A wellknown guinness photo depicts the twins riding their honda motorcycles witch they road across country for promotion. Retired after severe allergy attack caused anaphylactic shock.
The mcguire twins benny and billy, whose real last name was mccrary, at 814 pounds and 784 pounds in the guinness book of world records, are most widely recognized in a famous photograph of them on motorcycles. Mar 26, 2001 benny mcguire dead at 54 benny mcguire, half of the famous giant mcguire twins, died monday of heart failure in hendersonville, n. When we were little, wed check out the guinness book of world records from the library and marvel at the pics of the longest finger nails, the tiniest person or smallest bicycle. Benny loyd mccrary, who along with his late brother, billy, became known as the worlds heaviest twins, died march 26 of heart failure. Discovered by a photographer from life magazine, billy and benny mccrary were the worlds heaviest twins, at 743 and 723 pounds with 84 inch waists. Billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mc. Billy tipped the scales at 337 kg 743 lb and benny weighed in at 328 kg 723 lb. Benny loyd mccrary, who along with his late brother, billy, became known as the worlds heaviest twins.
The mcguire twins all the data for your honda motorcycle. The mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins, and were famous for riding small honda motorcycles to promote upcoming matches. In november 1991, jim rogers investment biker and his girlfriend tabitha estabrook returned from a 2year aroundtheworld journey, riding 57,022 miles and setting a world record for longest motorcycle ride by a couple twelve years later, in august of 2003, we returned from our 4year trip an odyssey over 6 continents and through 50 countries, while riding a whopping 101,322 miles. Billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins 328 kilograms 720 lb and 338 kilograms 750 lb, correspondingly. Benny mcguire dead at 54 benny mcguire, half of the famous giant mcguire twins, died monday of heart failure in hendersonville, n. William joseph cobb july 16, 1926 march 14, 1989, best known by his ring and screen names of happy humphrey, happy farmer humphrey, and squasher humphrey, was an american professional wrestler and the heaviest professional wrestler of all time. Nov 14, 2019 4 wisconsin those giant motorcycle twins. Billy died following a motorcycle accident during a stunt at niagra falls. The mcguire twins were listed in the guinness book of world records as worlds heaviest twins. The book is a good general read for people interested into getting into motorcycle, but it is not everything you need to know about owning, enjoying and maintaining a bike. Billy mccrary died on july 14, 1979, at the age of 32, following a motorcycle. This motorcycle mecca is the barber vintage motorsports museum in birmingham, ala and it hosts more than 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production.
Billy leon mccrary 1946 1979 and benny loyd mccrary 1946 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins, with 328 kg 723 lb and 338 kg 745 lb, correspondingly. Billy leon 194679 and benny loyd 1946 2001 mccrary, alias mcguire usa, were normal in size until the age of six. Benny and billy mccrary, were identical twins and entertainers. The mcguire twins were relatively unknown professional wrestlers before the guinness book of world records named them worlds heaviest twins. Guinness world records was started in 1951 by sir hugh beaver, a managing director at guinness breweries who went on a shooting party and proceeded to get in a quarrel with friends about which species was the fastest game bird. Billy and benny loyd mccrary, better known as the mcguire twins, were professional wrestlers who held the guinness book of world records title for worlds heaviest twins.
Billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins 328 kilograms 723 lb and 338 kilograms 745 lb, correspondingly. Based in the uk, the guinness book of world records holds the record of bestselling ed book series of all time. Mcguire twins academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were american professional wrestlers listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins. Infobox wrestling team billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins template. Using the stage name mcguire, the twins gained popularity as tagteam wrestlers and in carnival stunt shows. His most active period was in the 1950s and 1960s when he billed himself as the worlds.
Oct 18, 2017 this motorcycle mecca is the barber vintage motorsports museum in birmingham, ala and it hosts more than 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. Sep 23, 20 when we were little, wed check out the guinness book of world records from the library and marvel at the pics of the longest finger nails, the tiniest person or smallest bicycle. Guinness book world record fattest twins, billy and benny mccray. They were listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins, and at 723 lb and 743 lb respectively, its easy to see why. The mcguire twins it was taken as they rode across country for a honda promotion.
At 784 pounds and 814 pounds respectively, the north carolina boys defined the. One of the twins sadly died at age 32 while riding his motorcycle to ripleys believe it or not. What you have here is very rare footage of the once fattest twins in the world according to the guinness book of world records. They tipped the scales at a combined weight of 1468 pounds. Billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were american professional wrestlers listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins 328 kilograms 723 lb and.
Billy leon mccrary and benny loyd mccrary, known together as the mcguire twins, were professional wrestlers listed in the. As professional tag wrestling performers they were. Guinness world records confirmed the mccrarys as the worlds heaviest twins in november 1978. On this day in pro wrestling history july 14, 1979 old school wrestling veteran passed away on this day in 1979, we lost old school wrestling veteran billy mcguire at the age of 32 in a motorcycle accident. I used to get that book specifically to see the fattest people, the dude with the longest fingernails and all of the other human oddities. This is the only footage i could find of the twins as.
Jul 14, 2019 him and his brother benny mcguire not only wrestled as the mcguire twins, by far the heaviest tag team in professional wrestling history, but they also made the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins. Benny and billy, whose real last name was mccrary, at 814 pounds and 784 pounds in the guinness book of world records, are most widely recognized in a famous photograph of them on motorcycles. Billy leon mccrary december 7, 1946 july 14, 1979 and benny loyd mccrary december 7, 1946 march 26, 2001, known together as the mcguire twins, were american professional wrestlers listed in the guinness book of world records as the worlds heaviest twins 328 kilograms 723 lb and 338 kilograms 745 lb, respectively. They are in the guinness world records for being the heaviest twins in the world, and reasonably so. One woman, one motorcycle, 20,000 miles across the americas by lois pryce, one man caravan by robe. One of the happiest moments of my childhood came in a cramped school gym one town over when professional wrestlers the mcguire twins listed in the holy book as worlds heaviest twins and pictured riding honda minibikes fought two guys decked out in stereotypical wild islander costumes who poked at their ample girth with. Billy lbs and benny lbs mcguire were the worlds heaviest twins in the they organized a fearsome motorcycle gang on the east coast known as the thunder thighs.
Heaviest twins, weighing 1,500 lbs combined whereabouts. A wellknown guinness photo depicts the twins riding their honda. The book has gone on to become a record breaker in its own right. Mcguire twins the revengerists consortium of stuff wiki. Born 7 december 1946, billy died at niagara falls, ontario, canada of heart failure, after a fall from a mini bike, on january 1979. Benny mcguire, half of the famous giant mcguire twins, died monday of heart failure in hendersonville, n. The fattest identical twins in the guinness world records known as the mcguire twins were the fattest to ever walk the planet. You know, the fattest twins that were always featured in the guinness book of world records. Films cinemaguinness booksexy cowgirl motorcycle postershonda motorcyclesworld recordsbike lifemotocrosstwins. Billy and benny mcguire are one of the worlds most famous pair of twins. A photo by john page depicts the twins riding their honda.
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