April 10th, 2018 at 10:28 PM ^
The greatest drinker in th history of drinking. 106 beers in one sitting.
taking a leak???
April 10th, 2018 at 10:36 PM ^
Reportedly 6' 3" and 208lbs at 12 years old.
And did the work of 3 men on the family farm.
April 10th, 2018 at 10:43 PM ^
The picture of a beer can in his hand is still one of the most insane things on the planet!
was tremendous.
He's wearing Mean Gene's bracelet on his finger.
April 10th, 2018 at 11:05 PM ^
I'm captivated.
This has been the best thread since the Final Four.
April 10th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^
An amazing story and a never-to-be-even-close-to-duplicated life. That is for sure.
Wrestlemania 3 (I was there, 2 days after my 9th birthday, what a great birthday present) - still has to be the biggest Wrestlemania moment of all time. Has to be.
Vince McMahon actually comes off like a human being in this. That's remarkable in its own sense.
and how just how bad physically Andre was at that time. And to allow Hulk Hogan to body slam him showed how unselfish Andre was. His story comes off as tragic but he did get to lead a pretty awesome life all things considered.
April 10th, 2018 at 11:32 PM ^
I'm not even a wrestling fan but that was very enjoyable. What an extraordinary human being.
April 10th, 2018 at 11:34 PM ^
Great person. Difficult life. Princess Bride.
April 11th, 2018 at 12:07 AM ^
I am a little behind on my HBO documentaries. I taped this one while watching the recent one on MLK. I was crying at the end. "Free at last, free at last. Thank God, Almighty, we are free at last."
They discussed MLK, Sr., in the documentary. He was wailing inconsolably at his son's funeral. That would absolutely devastate me.
MLK talked about his dad. They were co-pastors at the same Church. MLK said he was the co-pastor and his dad was the pastor. I laughed.
April 11th, 2018 at 12:18 AM ^
If you had a DVR instead of a VCR maybe you wouldn’t be so far behind.
available on 8-track?
April 11th, 2018 at 10:31 AM ^
I used "taped" out of habit. Your comment reminded me of the old Steven Wright line, "I put instant coffee in the microwave and went back in time."
April 11th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
With VCR, you can take your recordings with you!
(Seriously, how is it that we've advanced in technology but lost this very useful feature?)
April 12th, 2018 at 10:11 AM ^
best 90s song
The amount of good songs written about that singer of Mother Love Bone who OD'd on heroin (Andrew Wood IIRC) is wild. This is one of many.
April 10th, 2018 at 11:56 PM ^
Fascinating and also kind of sad.
April 11th, 2018 at 12:07 AM ^
Anybody want a peanut?
April 11th, 2018 at 12:17 AM ^
Are there rocks ahead?
if there are, we'll all be dead!
Shot well after the film was, and included on the DVD. Mandy Patinkin in particular said some very poignant things about Andre.
April 11th, 2018 at 12:28 AM ^
Wrestling must have been paying pretty well back then already to afford a $200+/night drinking habit. That or he never had to pay for a drink, and by drink I mean case/crate or two.
Who has the torrent? C'mon
Oh but cutting the cord is so trendy
lady!
Worth seeing, it seems ...
Even in a world where heights are routinely exaggerated, five inches or so (as Andre was probably more like 6'10" or 6'11") is an extreme variance.
at the gif above with Hogan. The Hulk is massive, and Andre dwarfs him in every sense. He is clearly over 7 feet.
April 11th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
Hulk Hogan was billed to be 6’8”, but reports were that he was more in the 6’4 to 6’6 range. Even so, Andre still cleared 7’ with some room to spare.
1987-1988 timeframe. Sitting on his suitcase near baggage claim pick-up,
a lone figure.
He looked sad & I felt the same when I saw him there.
What kind of space-age material was that suitcase made from?
Thanks everybody
One of the greatest moments in the WWF. Back when it was awesome!
Offensive lineman or defensive lineman
i never understand why they don't just get massive dudes to basically squat in the crease. With all of the padding it seems like the open areas to shoot at would be miniscule, and if that person had any athletic ability or reflexes even better. I'm sure it has been tried and doesn't work (maybe the net is much bigger than it seems), but damn I'd like to see someone try it in the NHL for one game.
Sports Science did a bit on this where they took a Sumo wrestler, put him in goalie pads and had an NHL player shoot on him. The NHL Player roasted him. It works at lower levels, but at the highest level of the sport, the players are too accurate.
That being said, If someone who could LITERALLY cover all 4'x6' net, you'd be in business. If anyone could come close, Andre would be the guy.
Forget just NHL players. Decent beer league players would easily pick a sumo wrestler apart in net.
You talking a legit athlete sumo wrestler or like just a fat dude in a diaper?