Martin Ruane was born in London on October 10, 1946.His Irish parents relocated him to outside Manchester where he attended St. Thomas’ School until he was 14.At 14 years old, Ruane was close to his eventual height of 6’ 11”, making him a natural for anything involving size and strength.Ruane worked in a timber factory, drove heavy machinery, and worked as a bouncer until a friend recommended he look into professional wrestling. Giant Haystacks was born Martin Ruane in mid 1940's London to Irish parents. Overview; Articles; ... Singles Wrestler Tag Team Wrestler. He was married to Rita Boylan. Share them in the comments section below.At 6’ 11″ and 685 pounds, Haystacks was perfect for the monster heel Hulk Hogan liked for his opponents.Martin Ruane, known to wrestling fans as Giant Haystacks and Loch Ness – Dead at 52 from lymphoma.Although Ruane achieved his greatest success in Great Britain, he traveled the world, including tours of Zimbabwe, India, and Canada.One such wrestler was Martin Ruane, who performed as “Giant Haystacks” in Great Britain and “Loch Ness” in WCW.His Irish parents relocated him to outside Manchester where he attended St. Thomas’ School until he was 14.While Ruane has been dead nearly twenty years, his legacy lives on as one of the legends of Great Britain’s Golden Age of Wrestling.Martin Ruane was born in London on October 10, 1946.Although Ruane had limited exposure in North America, he enjoyed massive success in Great Britain, including brushes with the rich and famous such as Britannia’s Queen Elizabeth and Sir Paul McCartney.Giant Haystacks with the Dynamite KidAfter knee surgery, he returned to action, heading to WCW.Haystacks worked in WCW as “Loch Ness”, battling Hogan during the Dungeon of Doom’s quest to rid the world of Hulkamania. Wrestling style: Brawler. In-ring experience: 31 years. See full bio » He was an actor, known for Quest for Fire (1981), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984). Beginning of in-ring career: 1967. End of in-ring career: 1998. Giant Haystacks Deceased Also known as Giant Haystaks, Giant Luke Haystacks, Little Haystacks, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster, Luke McMasters, Wayne Young. He died on November 29, 1998 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. Giant Haystacks was born on October 10, 1946 in Camberwell, London, England as Martin Austin Ruane. Ac…
This was changed to Giant Haystacks. Once leaving school, the larger than life lad took some early jobs as a builder and inevitably a bouncer before finding his true calling of Professional Wrestling in 1967. At 14 years old, Ruane was close to his eventual height of 6’ 11”, making him a natural for anything involving size and strength.Ruane was well-known in Great Britain, but eventually retired to become a debt-collector.Ruane was survived by his wife Rita Boylan and three sons.In 1996, Ruane was recruited by WCW to join the Taskmaster’s (aka Kevin Sullivan) Dungeon of Doom group.Big men will always have a place in the world of professional wrestling where larger than life is seen as the norm, rather than the exception.There were few men the size of Giant Haystacks, but he found a formidable opponent in Kendo Nagasaki, as well as “Big Daddy” – a former tag team partner turned arch-rival:What are your memories of Giant Haystacks?