Peter Hume, Wrestling Champion, 54

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MECHANICVILLE, New York (AP) -- Peter Hume, a Canadian national
wrestling champion in the 1970s who had a bit part in the movie
"Meatballs," has died after he was stricken at his home. He was 54.

The 6-foot-6-inch Hume weighed more than 400 pounds when he died
Tuesday [October 23, 2007], the Saratoga County [New York] coroner
said. The corner did not elaborate on the cause of death.

Hume was the national university wrestling champion for the 1977-78
season in the super heavyweight division for Wilfrid Laurier
University in Waterloo, Ontario [Canada]. He also played football
there.

Hume appeared in the 1979 Bill Murray comedy "Meatballs," which was
filmed in Canada. He played a character called "The Stomach."

AP