![]() ![]() ![]() Sadly, Billy died in July, 1979 at the age of 32 from a fall during a mini-bike stunt performance at Niagara falls. Using the stage name McGuire, the twins gained popularity as tag-team wrestlers and in carnivalstunt shows. At the age of 10, their weight increased to 200lb(90.7kg) and by highschool they already weighed 600lb(272kg).Īs wrestlers, they took the professional name- "McGuire twins" because people had difficulty pronouncing McCrary. They we're even involved in swimming and enjoyed it without drowning and their diet consisted of normal sized meals.Īlso during the interview with Benny, he confirmed that they started gaining weight in pounds from age 4 after suffering from German measles, which destroyed their pituitary glands (where growth hormones are secreted). They drove custom-built vehicles and were able to fly by booking two seats each on the plane. In an interview, Benny said that despite their weight, they were very much active and they were married. The famous Guinness photo depicts the twins riding their Honda motorcycles. The twins were listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Heaviest Twins" with the weight of 328kg and 338 kg, correspondingly. Holiday Inn got in on the act and provided rooms so the brothers were basically traveling from one hotel to the next every day. The twins road about 100 miles per day for 30 days. ![]() The mini bikes stunt worked out as a deal with Honda where the twins road the mini bikes cross country from New York to Los Angeles. Mainly because there are lots of photos of them riding mini bikes. Most people that remember them normally, remember them as the Mini Bike Twins. Billy Leon McCrary and Benny Loyd McCrary. The twin brothers were born on Decemin Hendersonville, North Carolina. ![]()
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