written by Paul McCartney, who was a fan of Ruane, and both were later lifelong friends. Roy Jenkins, Queen Elizabeth, and Frank Sinatra were also fans of Ruane. In 1990, he also appeared on S4C in an episode of the Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm, as himself when he came to the valley for a wrestling match with El Bandito (Orig Williams). Ruane released a single titled "Baby I Need You" in 1983. A play by Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon, Big Daddy vs Giant Haystacks, was performed at the Brighton Festival Fringe between 26 and 28 May 2011. Manic Street Preachers mention Giant Haystacks in their song Me and Stephen Hawking from their ninth studio album Journal for Plague Lovers (2009). In late 2021 a Giant Haystacks Retro figure was release by Chella Toys. There was a blue and brown variant for 2022 release. In February 2022 writer Rob Cope released a memoir Giant Haystacks: My Heavyweight Hero via online publisher lulu.com detailing his meetings with Haystacks, then in the last months of his life and the story the wrestler had told him of his life and career. The book was released to raise funds for the Christie Cancer Hospital in Manchester. Championships and accomplishments British Wrestling Federation BWF European Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Joint Promotions Joint Promotions British Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Stampede Wrestling Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dynamite Kid Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Wrestler (1996) References External links 1946 births 1998 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers Deaths from cancer in England English male professional wrestlers English people of Irish descent People from Camberwell People from Swinton, Greater Manchester Stampede Wrestling alumni Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Champions