During one of my wonderful voyages around the World Wide Web I ran into an article that caught my eye, is it true? Who knows, is it interesting? HELL YEAH. The crazy thing about this photo is that I can see why some would believe the iconic green ogre is actually based on Maurice Tillet. Maurice is a very intelligent university graduate from France. He is the farthest thing from a swamp peddling monster, he spoke 14 languages, played chess, wrote poetry, and had aspirations to become a lawyer. His dreams of becoming a lawyer were shot down when he was diagnosed with a rare pituitary disorder that caused his bones to grow uncontrollably. His disorder is the reason that his physique favors that of the Micheal Myers green giant.
After he was diagnosed with the disorder Tillet decided to take advantage of it and go into wrestling. He was known to the world as "The French Angel" but his audience would refer to him as "Freak Ogre of the Ring". Tillet passed away from a heart attack in 1954, at the age of 51-years-old.
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