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  Big Daddy
He was born in Halifax, England in 1930 (or 1937) as Shirley Crabtree and after stints as a miner and in the army he followed his father and became a professional wrestler in 1952.
Big Daddy is a film which came in theaters on June 25, 1999.
In Big Daddy, Sandler plays 30-year-old bachelor Sonny Koufax, a carefree slob who has never much taken to adult responsibilities.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bi/Big_Daddy.html   (237 words)

  
 Big Daddy
Big Daddy fitted that bill, union jack ring gear glistening in the dark he was the answer to their prayers, a champion of the people who was ever eager to play up that image.
Daddy adopted a theme tune in the form of "We Shall Not Be Moved" originally performed by Australian supergroup of the 60's The Seekers, in 1980 Daddy recorded his own version on EMI Records backed by rock guitarist Legendary Lonnie.
Big D was a tireless campaigner for children's charities and raised many thousands of pounds to aid the less fortunate during his period as Britain's top wrestler.
members.fortunecity.co.uk /bwfuk/legends/daddy.html   (828 words)

  
 Big Daddy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big Daddy 103.9, the on-air brand of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada radio station CHNO-FM.
Big Daddy (character), a zombified main character from the movie Land of the Dead.
Big Daddy (band), Los Angeles-based novelty band of the 1980s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_Daddy   (210 words)

  
 OSM: Frozen in time - Big Daddy vs Giant Haystacks | Sport | The Observer
Crowd favourite Big Daddy never lost to Giant Haystacks in more than 10 years of bouts - or rather Haystacks, the perennial villain, was never allowed to take the pre-arranged grappling glory.
Big Daddy was born Shirley Crabtree - a character-building name he shared with his father, also a professional wrestler - in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1930.
The Big Daddy persona which brought him fame from 1976 was inspired by Burl Ives's character of the same name in the 1958 film of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
observer.guardian.co.uk /osm/story/0,6903,391071,00.html   (692 words)

  
 Wrestler Big Daddy Biography Real Name
Big Daddy was always portrayed as the good guy and never lost to opponents such as Giant Haystacks, Kendo Nagasaki, Catweazel and Mick McManus.
Big Daddy's height was 6'6", his weight was 26 stone and he had a 64 inch chest.
Shirley Crabtree aka Big Daddy died of a stroke on December 2nd 1997.
www.uttertrivia.com /bigdaddy.php   (409 words)

  
 The Creators of S.P.E.W.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Whereas Big Daddy is a true showman, perhaps the greatest showman of all adult club owners, Ishmael is warm and supportive, the man behind the scenes, but so much more than just that since his personality shines in an entirely different way.
Big Mike and Suzanne were at Big Als combing the club, shaking everybody's hands, passing out business cards, and doing about everything possible and impossible to make both themselves and their club very well known.
Big Mike came to Missouri to watch how Big Daddy and Ishmael staged their Saturday night wrestling matches and soon after that the two men orchestrated their first join Death Match extravaganza at the Lumberyard.
www.spewwrestling.com /movers.htm   (1452 words)

  
 Warned.net - Article Big Daddy Shirley Crabtree
Shirley Crabtree was a professional wrestler known as Big Daddy.
In August 1987 it was the splash which ended his career - in 1987 Big Daddy 'splashed' Mal 'King Kong' Kirk during a bout.
Big Daddy retired soon after, blaming himself for the accident, and a golden era of wrestling came to an end.
www.warned.net /ShirleyCrabtree.html   (441 words)

  
 Big Daddy Danger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
His latest is Big Daddy Danger, a nine-issue creator-owned series set in the DC Universe that is in the works as a feature film at Disney.
AP: Yeah - I had this idea I called Big Daddy Danger, which I had loved for the longest, longest time, since I was a kid, watching WWF and all the James Bond films.
She was a female pro wrestling champion who met Big Daddy on the circuit.
www.dccomics.com /features/big_daddy_danger/interview.html   (1264 words)

  
 Shirley Crabtree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A firm fan favorite, Big Daddy came to the ring in his signature Union Jack jacket and top hat to a theme tune in the form of "We Shall Not Be Moved" by The Seekers, in 1980 Shirley Crabtree recorded his own version on EMI Records backed by rock guitarist Legendary Lonnie.
Big Daddy feuded with Mick McManus and Giant Haystacks among others and would also be noted as the first man to remove the mask from Kendo Nagasaki during a televised match.
Big Daddy's more famous attacks would involve his large abdomen to great effect often using "Belly-Butts" (thrusting his pelvis forward to slam his belly into an oncoming opponent) before finishing off opponents with his "belly-splash" in which he jumped vertically down onto the body of a fallen opponent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shirley_Crabtree   (841 words)

  
 Big Daddy, football held the hearts of two cities
BALTIMORE -- Amid the rotted rowhouses on the West Side of town, the mystery of Big Daddy Lipscomb lives on.
Big Daddy, they said, hated needles and would not have injected himself.
A professional wrestler during football's off-season, Lipscomb refused to play the bad guy in the ring.
www.post-gazette.com /steelers/20020118baltimore0118P4.asp   (737 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Ring Chronicle Hall of Fame Inductee - Junkyard Dog
During the height of the WWF's popularity in the mid-1980's, JYD was one of the wrestlers that became a true "mainstream" celebrity and was known all across the country.
The talented big man quickly made the transition from pro football to pro wrestling, and on December 1, 1978 he won the areas top belt, the Stampede North American Heavyweight championship.
"Big Daddy" held the North American title for nearly 6 months before he was upset by another future superstar (who was also breaking into the business through Stampede Wrestling) Jake Roberts.
www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/wrestlers/junkyarddog2.html   (1363 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Big Daddy, Frog Wrestler: Books: Maribeth Boelts,Benrei Huang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The rigors of the road wear thin, and despite his success, "Big Daddy" returns to bellhopping so he can be home with his son.
When he learns that Big Daddy had once been a champion, he brags to the neighborhood, drawing crowds of challengers to the yard.
Big Daddy defeats them all--turtles, beavers, foxes, and porcupines--and eventually receives an invitation to go on a world wrestling tour.
www.amazon.com /Daddy-Frog-Wrestler-Maribeth-Boelts/dp/0807507172   (911 words)

  
 Wrestling Books for Children and Young Adults
Big Brother helps Milton Chubb, a huge new cub, deal with the school bully and make friends with Bertha Broom, but then Milton and Bertha must meet in a match for a spot on the school's wrestling team.
Curtis, a young frog and a wrestling fan, is thrilled when his father Big Daddy returns to his wrestling career.
The Masked Maverick, the toughest wrestler in his league, tries to gain popularilty with the booing crowd by revealing the sweetness of his true nature.
falcon.jmu.edu /~ramseyil/wrestlingbib.htm   (545 words)

  
 TheFourthRail.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Big Daddy Danger is at the top of the world of professional wrestling, and has been for 10 years.
When evil strikes -- such as when two ex-wrestlers snatch both the Mayor and his daughter -- Big Daddy Danger is the man who's called to come to the rescue.
Unfortunately, Big Daddy Danger's popularity and immense responsibilities mean that he has little time for his number-one fan: his young son, Danny Danger.
www.thefourthrail.com /reviews/critiques/080502/bigdaddydanger1.shtml   (457 words)

  
 Big Daddy Wrestler : Professional Wrestling (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Don't be fooled by the marketing of some, our high compression 72cc Big bore kit will out run even most 80, 90, big daddy wrestler and some 110's.
The Atomic Big Daddy comes in one size: 193cm, big daddy wrestler and 107mm under the foot.
These lounge pants from Big Daddy are covered with engines that have flames shooting out of them and...
www.prowrestlingsouth.com.cob-web.org:8888 /19-Big-Daddy-Wrestler.html   (1558 words)

  
 Big Daddy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
So it was a great deal of nostalgia that I read of the death shortly before Christmas of the famous Shirley Crabtree, alias Big Daddy (aged 67).
His speciality was to drop on his opponents with the full weight of his somewhat over-endowed stomach which must have been like a flattening with a piledriver.
Huge in form, alarming in name, surrounded by a supporting cast of terrifying admirers, and with the ritual of worship as his colourful ‘act’.
www.hullp.demon.co.uk /SacredHeart/thought/January498bigdaddy.htm   (344 words)

  
 Big Daddy, Frog Wrestler:0807507172:Boelts, Maribeth; Huang, Benrei:eCampus.com
Big Daddy and his son Curtis love to wrestle with each other and watch All-Frog Wrestling on TV.
When Curtis discovers that Big Daddy was once a famous wrestler, he spreads the word.
Luckily, at the big match between Big Daddy and the Froginator, Curtis is there to help, and Big Daddy and his son go home, reunited.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0807507172&referrer=CJ   (153 words)

  
 Arthur . Friends . Binky's Favorite Books | PBS Kids
When Big Daddy is away on a world wrestling tour, Curtis misses him a lot.
They play "big hairy monster bear" until the boy says, "stop" and his dad becomes a dad again.
A Japanese wrestler is sent to the mountains to train with three strong women.
pbskids.org /arthur/friends/binky/favorite_books.html   (129 words)

  
 bubblegum machine
Big Daddy, Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo, Dave 'Fit' Finlay and Giant Haystacks.
From Big Daddy at the Rhyl Town Hall to the WWF Royal Rumble, modern wrestlers can trace their lineage back to the 'Crusher' persona from 1950s televised bouts.
Unlike the modern American wrestler, Big Daddy and his Saturday tea time contemporaries would never go near an anabolic steriod...
www.bubblegum-machine.com /week62.html   (357 words)

  
 Smash Wrestling - Wrestler Profile
Returned as a singles wrestler every so often to be pushed as unstoppable, for a couple of months before the new face in town would carve out the victory and make a name for himself.
Got over big time with the fans thanks to his high flying ability, and mat-work, combined with his immense work rate, it wasn't long before he was involved in main event level feuds with Chris Candido, Lance Storm & Justin Credible, and then moved on to work with Rob Van Dam again.
Taz demanded that the big man be let through, Paul E made it a three way dance, and the rest as they say, is history.
www.firetank.com /smashwrestling/wrestlerprofile.shtml   (10346 words)

  
 Daisy Marie versus Iowa Playhouse's Cheri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Killer Choe' once believed to be the most savage and deadly wrestler of them all once said" "Daisy Marie is the toughest wrestler I ever fought.
Furthermore, a new training regimen consisting of running a Marathon a day has made her quick on her feet while making her the most in shape female wrestler alive.
And tonight here in Council Bluffs, Iowa, if there ever was any doubt, Daisy Marie proved that she could very well be the toughest wrestler on the S.P.E.W. circuit not counting Macy.
www.spewwrestling.com /daisymariecheri.htm   (282 words)

  
 Index to Comic Art Collection: "Big Camp-Out" to "Big Lie"
Queen Powa is a hit in Washington, and starts a fad of wearing the fur of big cats.
Supermouse, the Big Cheese [microform] -- Meriden, Conn. : Literary Enterprises, 1948-1958.
Asterix and the Big Fight / text by Goscinny ; drawings by Uderzo ; translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/brri/big_c.htm   (4516 words)

  
 Comics2Film: Big Daddy Danger
The pair created a mock comic book to use with the pitch and are now developing a screenplay for the movie.
Walt Disney has picked up the the movie rights to Adam Pollina's upcoming DC Comics publication Big Daddy Danger according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The concept focuses on a nerdy kid whose father is a wrestler by day and a secret agent by night.
www.comics2film.com /BigDaddy.shtml   (649 words)

  
 "World of Sport" (1964)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Commentator Kent Walton always greeted us with "Welcome, Grapple fans !" What he should have been saying was "Welcome,gullible idiots." Despite claims to the contrary it was blatantly fixed and sometimes not very well.
What I always found amusing were all the old grannies in the front row who would start hitting the heel (unpopular wrestler) with their handbags if he got thrown out of the ring.
Archive footage can still be found on the wrestling channel (427) in the UK and it is sometimes amusing to watch for half an hour for that unforgettable trip down memory lane.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0266207   (290 words)

  
 Big Dollar Daddy Halloween Costume - Big Dollar Daddy Costume for Men | LTM Party (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Big Dollar Daddy Halloween Costume - Big Dollar Daddy Costume for Men
This big pimp daddy is really living large!
Make your friends laugh like there`s no tomorrow as the hilarious chick magnet, a human slim jim, or sumo wrestler.
www.ltmparty.com.cob-web.org:8888 /halloween_costumes_58181.aspx   (287 words)

  
 Louisville Professional Wrestling: Big Daddy Slash
Louisville Professional Wrestling: Big Daddy Slash, ACW, and the Hellrazors school of training.
Hello, welcome to the offical site of Pro Wrestler: Big Daddy Slash.
Please take your time and look around, as new items are updated frequently.
www.angelfire.com /wrestling3/bigdaddyslash   (57 words)

  
 News Flash 01 "Big Daddy Roth" at the Test Track 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Big Daddy Roth enjoys test track with wife "Trixie" and engine mechanic/artist Gary Mizar as they watch in amazement as the cleanup crew tows wrecked Camaro off of the test track onto the truck bound for Street and Performance for the "Engine beautification" program.
Big Daddy and famed wrestler "Buba" share a discussion about how easy it was to single handedly load the new camaro engine onto the toe truck.
Rat Fink™ name and device and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and "Moldy Marvin"
www.ratfink.org /newsflash01/index.html   (419 words)

  
 Big Daddy Danger (TBA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
A single father doubles as a secret agent and a professional wrestler!
AP: Yeah - I had this idea I called Big Daddy D...
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www.countingdown.com /movies/755471   (67 words)

  
 www.bravenet.com - A Bravenet.com Sitering
The sole purpose of this webring is help professional wrestlers and wrestling organizations gain exposure.
For wrestlers, the opporitunity to test your mettle in a new organization may be one click away.
The official homepage of the most hated man in professional wrestling - BIG BANK BARFIELD.
pub16.bravenet.com /sitering/show.php?usernum=1304688685   (439 words)

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