McGuire twins
| The McGuire Twins | |
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| Tag team | |
| Members | Billy McGuire Benny McGuire George Cannon (manager) |
| Name(s) | The McGuire Twins The McCrary Twins "World's Heaviest Twins" |
| Combined weight |
666 kg (1,468 lb) (Billy and Benny McGuire) |
| Hometown | Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States |
| Debut | 1972 |
| Disbanded | 1979 |
| Promotions |
National Wrestling Alliance New Japan Pro Wrestling Stampede Wrestling |
| Trainer | Gory Guerrero |
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 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). A photo by John Page depicts the twins riding their Honda motorcycles.
Born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, the twins began using the stage name McGuire and gained popularity as tag-team wrestlers and in carnival stunt shows.
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!. Benny lived for 21 more years, until his death at age 54 on March 26, 2001 of heart failure.
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