The McGuire Twins

Billy Leon McCrary (December 7, 1946 – July 14, 1979) and Benny Loyd McCrary (December 7, 1946 – March 26, 2001), known together as The McGuire Twins, were American professional wrestlers listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Heaviest Twins" (328 kilograms (723 lb) and 338 kilograms (745 lb), respectively).[1][2]

The McCrary Twins
Tag team
MembersBilly McGuire
Benny McGuire
George Cannon (manager)
Name(s)The McGuire Twins
The McCrary Twins
"World's Heaviest Twins"
Combined
billed weight		666 kg (1,468 lb) (Billy and Benny McGuire)
HometownHendersonville, North Carolina
Debut1972
Disbanded1979
TrainerGory Guerrero

Stage careers

Born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the twins began using the stage name McGuire, as it was easier for ring announcers to pronounce; they gained popularity as tag team wrestlers and in carnival stunt shows.[3]

In wrestling

The twins often used a finishing move called the "Tupelo Splash", which involved one of the twins diving belly-first onto a prone opponent; they would follow this with "The Steamroller", where the twin would roll back and forward over the opponent. [4]

Deaths

Billy McCrary died on July 14, 1979, at the age of 32, following a motorcycle accident in Niagara Falls en route to Ripley's Believe It or Not!.[5] Benny lived for 21 more years, until his death at age 54 on March 26, 2001 of heart failure.[3] Always close, the brothers are buried side by side in a graveyard near Hendersonville. Their grave is marked by a 13-foot wide granite headstone, which is believed to be the largest in the world.[6] "The twins are buried at Crab Creek Baptist Church Cemetery near Hendersonville. According to Roadside America, their gravestone is inscribed with two Honda minibikes and the words 'World’s Largest Twins.'"[2]

See also

References
  1. Breo, Dennis (1978-01-09). "The Wrestling Mc Guire Twins Weigh 747 and 727 but It's Their Opponents Who Go Boing, Boing". People. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  2. Fowler, Hayley (December 8, 2020). "700-pound NC twins rode minibikes, wrestled with Andre the Giant. They'd be 74 today". Charlotte Observer – via Yahoo!.
  3. Oliver, Greg. "Benny McGuire dead at 54". canoe.ca. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  4. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/60at60/2015/8/1978-heaviest-twins-392952?fb_comment_id=805904909529942_1466784460108647
  5. "Services for Billy McCrary to be Held Here Tomorrow". The Times-News. Hendersonville, NC. July 18, 1979. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  6. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/60at60/2015/8/1978-heaviest-twins-392952?fb_comment_id=805904909529942_1466784460108647
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