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Also known as Martin Ruane, Luke McMasters, Martin Austin Ruane, Loch Ness Monster, Loch Ness, Haystacks Calhoun

British professional wrestler (1946-1998)

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It sits within the topics 1946 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century English sportsmen.

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Camberwell, London, England, UK

Martin Austin Ruane was an English professional wrestler. Best known by his ring name, Giant Haystacks, he wrestled in Canada, India, Rhodesia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Ruane was known for his massive physical size, billed as standing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall and weighing 48 stone (670 lb; 300 kg) at his heaviest.

Known for

  • WCW Uncensored 1996 — Loch Ness1996
  • Masters of the Canvas — Self - 'Giant Haystacks'1992
  • Give My Regards to Broad Street — Big Bob1984
  • Quest for Fire — The Kzamm Tribe1981
  • Send in the Girls — Juggernaut1978

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Active from
2001
Active to
2007

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1,317
Total plays
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Just as certainly as you’ll die and become wormfood, you will, with equal certainty, find San Francisco’s Giant Haystacks compared to the Gang of Four in just about any review of them you read in the music press. The comparison isn’t without merit, however, and that’s a good thing. The question has been asked: Are Giant Haystacks punk, or post-punk? If the music they made came out in 1979, alongside the new releases of bands like The Ex, Stiff Little Fingers, or The Jam, Giant Haystacks would ha

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Instance of
human
Given name
Martin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Camberwell
Place of death
Prestwich
Languages spoken
English language
Mass
270
Height
211
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date of birth
1946-10-10
date of death
1998-11-29
cause of death
lymphoma
manner of death
natural causes
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