- Stepfather (through his marriage to Polly Wiesen) of baseball legend Jim Palmer.
- Became professional wrestler after acting in films.
- Step-son, Shane.
- Max Palmer wrestled as Paul Bunyan for Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises in 1957
Other wrestlers wrestling as Paul Bunyan were: -
1) Garry Robbins for Global Wrestling Federation in 1991
2) "The Giant" Paul Wight also wrestled in independant company as Paul Bunyan
3) Jeff Bearden also wrestled as Paul Bunyan
4) Clifford Marshall Thompson wrestled as The Wisconsin Paul Bunyan
Wrestler Chris Hahn also played the role Paul Bunyan in the Movie Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013). - Was the adopted father of Jim Wiesen, who eventually took Max's last name and grew to become Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer.
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