There is a great HBO sports documentary
https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/andre-the-giant
I would highly recommend watching it. For now here is some more information on this amazing, man.
1 — His birth
Andre, despite being billed from Grenoble in the French Alps, was actually born in Molien, a small commune in north-central France. He was the son of Boris Roussimoff, a Bulgarian, & Mariann, a Pole. They were both farmers and were certainly glad to have Andre’s help.
A young Andre with George “The Animal” Steele, another wrestling legend. George was 6′1″.
2 — His size
Even with all the advances in today’s nutrition & fitness regimes, not many men are 6′3″ and 208 lb. But Andre reached those sizes when he was just twelve years old.
Imagine going to middle school and being bigger than your football coach.
He didn’t stop at 6′3″ though. Oh no no. Not for Andre. He continued to grow, eventually reaching 7′4″ at the height of his life. From 14 to 19 years old, he left home, and he grew so much that his own parents couldn’t…
