Max Palmer

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Max Palmer
Data
Ring name Paul Bunyan
height approx. 231 cm
Fighting weight 175 kg
birth November 2, 1927
Clarksdale , Mississippi
death May 7, 1984
St. Louis , Missouri
debut 1954
retirement 1960

Max Edmund Palmer (born November 2, 1927 in Clarksdale , Mississippi , † May 7, 1984 in St. Louis , Missouri ) was an American actor and wrestler , who was best known for his body length of 2.31 meters.

Max Palmer was born in a small town in Mississippi and had three normal height siblings.

Initially, Palmer played basketball in high school , which he left after 11th grade . At the age of 18 he started developing a drinking problem . He worked as a bartender and bouncer.

Due to his size, he was given the opportunity to appear in various films and series, including Invasion vom Mars and Killer Ape (together with Johnny Weissmüller ). He has also been invited to some shows such as the Dean Martin / Jerry Lewis Comedy Hour , or The Jimmy Durante Show .

After his brief acting career from 1952 to 1954, he began a period as a professional wrestler in Salt Lake City, Utah. He performed under the wrestling name Paul Bunyan , which was based on the legendary giant lumberjack figure. He has been touted by the ring announcer as being up to eight feet tall and weighing 500 pounds. However, his true height was around 2.31 m and his weight was also lower. Due to health problems resulting from his alcohol consumption, his wrestling career ended in 1960 at the age of only 33.

In 1963 Palmer, meanwhile a dry alcoholic, became a Protestant clergyman and preached as "Goliath for Christ" until his death . He died of heart failure in 1984.

Palmer was married from 1975 until his death. His wife Betty was the mother of former major league baseball player Jim Palmer , who was adopted by Max Palmer.

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credentials

  1. ↑ Newspaper article about Max Palmer in the Sarasota Herald Tribune of February 19, 1947
  2. ↑ a b c d Giant Gave Up Alcohol; Now Evangelist - Report on Max Palmer in the Hutchinson News, April 15, 1972
  3. ↑ a b Evangelist Calls Himself "Goliath For Christ" - newspaper article about Max Palmer in the Joplin Globe of May 28, 1971
  4. ↑ Giant Jugged - newspaper clipping with age information from November 18, 1952
  5. ^ Photo of his tombstone with dates
  6. ↑ Giant Man Dies At Age 56 - Max Palmer Death Note in The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, May 9, 1984
personal data
SURNAME Palmer, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palmer, Max Edmund (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Clarksdale , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1984
Place of death St. Louis , Missouri