They contracted rubella (German measles) when they were 4 years old, which caused problems for their pituitary glands and they started gaining weight.

Their parents bought a farm to increase their physical activity and they ate only 1,000 calories per day but could not stop gaining weight.

[4] In December 1971, at age 25, they made their in-ring debuts in Texas, losing to Bull Ramos and Cyclone Negro.

[6][4] Billy McCrary died on July 14, 1979, at the age of 32, following a motorcycle accident in Niagara Falls, Ontario, en route to a Ripley's Believe It or Not!

[7] After Billy's death, Benny tried to continue wrestling, partnering with André the Giant, but was not successful without his brother.