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[[Andre the Giant]], real name André Rene Roussimoff (Bulgarian: Андрей Рене Русимов; Polish: Andrzej Renat Russimow; 1946-93) was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] well-known for his impressive size<ref>Billed at 7'4" (224 cm) and around 500 pounds (226 kg), to be precise</ref>. You may also remember him as Fezzik from the [[The Movie|motion picture adaptation]] of ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]''.
During his tenure in the [[
Unfortunately, his great size was due to gigantism, and he suffered intense pain throughout his body, especially as he got older. On January 27, 1993, shortly following his retirement from professional wrestling, he died in his sleep from congestive heart failure. In his honor, the WWF made Andre the first inductee into the company's Hall of Fame, established that same year.
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