Stories about Andre the Giant border on legends. They are incredible, unbelievable, and for the most part, absolutely true. Twitter is celebrating this larger-than-life man today, the 22nd anniversary of his death, by sharing some amazing Andre The Giant facts.
andre the giant died 22 years ago today. he would’ve been 68 years old and over 17 feet tall by now. #andrethegiantfacts
— daniel tosh (@danieltosh) January 27, 2015
the only human being bigger than andre the giant was the bible’s goliath. #andrethegiantfacts
— daniel tosh (@danieltosh) January 27, 2015
despite his massive hands, andre the giant was an expert model ship builder. #andrethegiantfacts
— daniel tosh (@danieltosh) January 27, 2015
andre the giant was an avid scuba diver. he could hold his breath for 2 days. #andrethegiantfacts
— daniel tosh (@danieltosh) January 27, 2015
Ok, so Daniel Tosh and Twitter may be giving Andre The Giant the “Bill Brasky” treatment with the hashtag #AndreTheGiantFacts, but there is no reason to exaggerate stories about the world’s greatest wrestler.
Here are some true stories about the man, the myth, the giant.
Andre The Giant had HUGE hands.
#andrethegiantfacts is #trending big right now on #twitter. Check out what #andrethegiantfacts looks like: pic.twitter.com/9k6i9h53As
— tweetshot (@tweetcinemasite) January 27, 2015
By age 12, he was over 6 feet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds.
By 12, André the Giant was too large to fit on the school bus. He was driven to school by playwright Samuel Beckett. pic.twitter.com/mNavSkDK5m
— MotuFatty (@FattyMotu) January 26, 2015
Andre The Giant was one of the few people to make people like Arnold Schwarzenneger look small.
Arnold, Wilt, and Andre the Giant pic.twitter.com/T4PTgE2GoF
— MOVIEDEATHS (@MOVIEDEATHBLOWS) November 23, 2014
He was so big that he made The Rock look like a child.
At 5, I never knew why people got so excited to see him.. to me he was just "Uncle Andre";) #MissU #TBT pic.twitter.com/ZSd6XigPHc
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 22, 2013
Andre the Giant was the first wrestler inducted into the hall of fame.
On this date in 1993, the first WWE Hall of Fame inductee Andre the Giant sadly passed away. pic.twitter.com/OerSkhubpC
— Wrestling Facts (@WrestlingsFacts) January 27, 2015
Andre The Giant went undefeated for 15 years starting in 1972. He was finally beaten when Hulk Hogan body slammed him at WrestleMania 3.
Hulk Hogan Picks Up Andre The Giant (HD) #tbt I remember watching this and going bananas!! https://t.co/qnWV1yD5ft
— David Phu (@MrPhu) January 15, 2015
Andre The Giant was also a poet laureate. (Not really, but he did have a knack for rhymes.)
RIP Andre The Giant.
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