Silo Sam

Silo Sam
Birth name John Harris
Born (1952-09-12)September 12, 1952
Suitland, Maryland, USA
Died April 19, 2005(2005-04-19) (aged 52)[1]
Manatee County, Florida
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Silo Sam
Trapper John
Big John Harris
Little John[2]
Billed height 7 ft 7 in (231 cm)
Billed weight 475 lb (215 kg)[2]
Billed from Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania, USA
Debut 1984[2]
Retired 1990[2]

John Harris (born September 12, 1952 – April 19, 2005 in Florida) was an American wrestler and actor, who became known under his ring name Silo Sam as he stood 7'7" in the 1980s with the American Wrestling Association.

Wrestling career

Before wrestling,Harris's background was in basketball. In 1984, he started professional wrestling and first appeared as "Big John Harris" in Jerry Jarrett's Memphis-based CWA.[2] In 1985, he worked as "Little John" for Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling and acted as bodyguard for The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers).[3] He would then help The Fantastics win the tag team titles in March, 1987.[4]

In 1986 he had a short appearance for the American Wrestling Association as Silo Sam. He mainly wrestled in handicapped matches due to his size. He was interviewed by AWA's Ken Rensick and replied to questions with "Yup" every time. In 1987 he wrestled for WWF as Trapper John in a dark match in June 1987.[5] However, by 1990 he had retired from the sport.[2]

Acting career

Harris played minor roles in several films, Tell Me a Riddle (film), Blood Circus (film) and Pee Wee's Big Adventure, as a jealous boyfriend who chased Pee Wee.[1]

Personal life

Harris married Rayola Johnson in the mid-'80s, and divorced a few short years later in Calvert County, Maryland. On April 19, 2005, he died at the age of 52.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jon Harris". IMDb. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Silo Sam < Wrestlers Database < Cagematch". Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Silo Sam". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kriekenbohm, Philip. "WCWA - Events Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jon Harris". The Tallest Man. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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