The Greatest Drunk On Earth

From Modern Drunkard Magazine, a story on The Greatest Drunk on Earth: Andre the Giant, professional wrestler. Andre Rene Rousimoff was born on May 19th, 1946, in Grenoble, France, the child of Russian immigrants.

While it can be argued that a miniscule handful of professional wrestlers matched Andre’s in-ring achievements, no other wrestler ever matched his exploits as a drunkard. In fact, no other human has ever matched Andre as a drinker. He is the zenith. He is the Mount Everest of inebriation. As far as great drunkards go, there is Andre the Giant, and then there is everyone else.