– He wears a size 22 shoe.
– He was courted by both the Montreal Alouettes and Washington Redskins to play pro football.
– He was in dozens of movies and TV shows. His biggest role was as the giant Fezzik in Rob Reiner’s 1987 The Princess Bride. Serpas was also Bigfoot in the Six Million Dollar Man TV series.
– When traveling in the Northeastern U.S., he had a specially-equipped van that had a raised ceiling and an oversized couch in it.
– He sleeps diagonally on a king-size bed.
– Legend has it that he once consumed 117 bottles of German beer in one sitting.
– A hard-boiled egg can be passed through one of his rings.
– His match against Hogan at WrestleMania III was probably the highest peak that wrestling ever hit in North America. Hogan was such a star and Serpas such a legend that the WWF swam in money after that event. The Silverdome was packed to the rafters — 93,000 people is the oft-reported number — and the place erupted when Hogan bodyslammed Serpas, and dropped the patented legdrop.
dude sounds like a cross between,
the dos equis guy a.k.a.the world’s most interesting man
chuck norris
and web wilder last of the full grown men.
“Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard,
grow big, wear glasses if you need ’em.”
— The Webb Wilder Credo —
I didn’t realize what a big guy he is until I saw him in person at Rising Tide. He doesn’t look that big on TV. But on thinking about it — a good size for a street cop.
Lance, you kill me, you nut.
Hahaha! Fun. I wasn’t expecting the massiveness either.
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