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This article is about the wrestler. For other people named William Cobb, see William Cobb (disambiguation)
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William Joseph Cobb (July 16, 1926 - March 14, 1989), best known by his ring and screen names of Happy Humphrey, Happy Farmer Humphrey, and "Squasher" Humphrey, was an American professional wrestler and the heaviest professional wrestler of all time. His most active period was in the 1950s and 1960s when he billed himself as "the world's largest wrestler".<ref name="time001">"Reduction of Happy Humphrey". Time Magazine July 30, 1965</ref> Humphrey averaged {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} during his career.<ref name="wd1001">Stokes, Mike. "XXXXL: from Kamala the Ugandan Giant to Yokozuma to Haystacks Calhoun, we present the 10 greatest super-heavyweights in wrestling history - Special section: the heavyweights." Wrestling Digest August, 2002. [1]</ref> Several times, he weighed in at over {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}, and on one occasion he weighed over {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}<ref name="race">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=book }}</ref>
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This article is about the wrestler. For other people named William Cobb, see William Cobb (disambiguation)
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William Joseph Cobb (July 16, 1926 - March 14, 1989), best known by his ring and screen names of Happy Humphrey, Happy Farmer Humphrey, and "Squasher" Humphrey, was an American professional wrestler and the heaviest professional wrestler of all time. His most active period was in the 1950s and 1960s when he billed himself as "the world's largest wrestler".<ref name="time001">"Reduction of Happy Humphrey". Time Magazine July 30, 1965</ref> Humphrey averaged {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} during his career.<ref name="wd1001">Stokes, Mike. "XXXXL: from Kamala the Ugandan Giant to Yokozuma to Haystacks Calhoun, we present the 10 greatest super-heavyweights in wrestling history - Special section: the heavyweights." Wrestling Digest August, 2002. [1]</ref> Several times, he weighed in at over {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}, and on one occasion he weighed over {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}<ref name="race">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=book }}</ref>
Happy Humphrey sections
Intro Professional wrestling career Outside wrestling Doctor-regulated lifestyle Massive weight loss and obesity study Life after the study See also References External links
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