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That guy was even heavier and atleast as tall as Andre the Giant.

I can't believe that Giant Haystacks was 6,11. Surely he must have been more like 6'5-6'6?

If Big Daddy was 6'2 I would estimate GH was 6'6", is that OK with everyone?(Halbared 13:42, 26 May 2006 (UTC))[reply]

There's a pic of Haystacks & Daddy here and there's quite a big difference in height: http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/05/daddyhaystacks1.jpg

Wow, yeah he does look a lot bigger, 9inches seem aboot right there, in fact Big Daddy might even be shorter than 6'2"(Halbared 17:54, 29 May 2006 (UTC))[reply]

I met Daddy one time in Bath (Somerset, England). He didn't tower over me (5' 11") but he was clearly taller. 6' 2" is entirely plausible. Captain Pedant (talk) 14:18, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Found this one, seems he was on a comparable size to Andre.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/10/haystacksvsandre.jpg So I guess 6'11" accurate.(Halbared 17:58, 29 May 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Birthplace

Whys everyone saying he was born in england? Acording to this interview he left county mayo ireland when he was about 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUi6_P1rnNA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.12.230.150 (talk) 23:36, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is believed that Haystacks was ACTUALLY born in Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland.

Height

The American Heavyweight Haystacks Calhoun was 6'5 and 45 stone, but he is not to be confused with the British heavyweight Giant Haystacks (Mr. Ruane) who was every bit of 6'10 and 45 stone, though he looks 6'8-ish in his later bouts.--71.222.48.14 22:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a good pic of Haystacks and Paul Wight (aka Big Show) facing off against each other at WCW Uncensored 96 (he was 48 then, Show was 24). http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/432101/?action=view&current=SA400382.jpg

There looks to be about a 5-6" difference to me there. I have met Show in person, talking with him etc and he is a legit 6'11-7ft so I would give Haystacks about 6'6-6'7 at the very most

Giant haystacks height as 6"11 is REAL, check out some of his earlier British wrestling bouts because The British didn't exaggerate heights, they told the truth

Pure bullshit, Haystacks wasnt even CLOSE to any 6'11. (thats his BILLED height) Wrestlers should never be compared to other billed wrestlers, but to legit ppl. Legit 177 cm former soccer player Gary Lineker measured up even better next to Haystacks than what "Big Daddy" did. You can see Haystacks and Lineker side by side in "they think its all over" from 1995. Haystacks was not over 6'5.

Lineker is to the right: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/rossie_photos/bulldog%20ateam/gARY.jpg Haystacks even had a footwear advantage, his boots: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/rossie_photos/bulldog%20ateam/they.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.145.38.5 (talk) 16:18, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality

I've always thought that he was British. He was born in London, lived most of his life in Manchester, and was always introduced as being British at wrestling events. Why was this suddenly changed? -- Captain Sumo He was British.Halbared (talk) 14:15, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Luke McMasters

The name Luke McMasters links to this page, but there is no indication here whether he Martin Ruane was also known as Luke McMasters. Some websites state that Giant Haystacks real name was Luke McMasters, others that it was Martin Ruane. Are they the same person or different men? Eyebeeuk (talk) 13:06, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a quiz buff I know the popular quiz question Who is Luke McMasters better known as? requires the answer Giant Haystacks to get your point. However I have checked ODNB and it states that GH's actual name is Martin Ruane. Where "Luke McMasters" comes from, I do not know - I think it might be from Trivial Pursuit Tom Pippens (talk) 16:26, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. The comment below that this move had already taken place is at least half right, this move has overwritten the history of the target but part of it was 17:06, 7 August 2005 Phatcat68 (talk | contribs | block) moved page Giant Haystacks to Martin Ruane over redirect (That is his real name). But I can't find any record of an earlier move. Andrewa (talk) 07:11, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Ruane → Giant Haystacks – This is the ring name Ruane used for the majority of his career, including during his heyday in the 1970s. A Google News Archive search returns 1 hit for "Martin Ruane" and 104 for "Giant Haystacks". McPhail (talk) 20:59, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Loch Ness has a bit of WrestleCrap notoriety, but it was such a short stint, it shouldn't factor into a naming decision. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:49, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - apparently 62 of his 93 matches were wrestled as Giant Haystacks from 1977-1994 in Europe and Japan. He wrestled as Loch Ness in WCW for only one and a half months, so it is not important. He has never wrestled under his real name Ruane either. starship.paint (talk | contribs) 11:44, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support I could've sworn we already did this move.LM2000 (talk) 19:26, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Date of birth.

The article is contradictory about Ruane's DOB. The article lists him as being born in October 1947, while elsewhere, it is stated that he was "three years old" in 1949, implying that the latest he could have been born is 1946.

British public records strongly favour Ruane being born in 1946 instead of 1947, too:

A Birth Registration for a Martin A Ruane, born Oct/Nov/Dec 1946 in Camberwell London from FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Amartin~%20%2Bsurname%3Aruane~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1946-1947~%20%2Brecord_country%3AEngland

A Death Reg. for Martin Austin Ruane, from 29 Nov 1998, born 10 Oct 1946: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Amartin~%20%2Bsurname%3Aruane~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1946-1947~%20%2Brecord_country%3AEngland

Unless anyone puts up an objection, I will change this in a short time.

EDIT: The source (Ruane's obituary) used in the article itself says that Ruane was born in 1946.

--JoeyofScotia (talk) 19:24, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]