- A big fan and season ticket holder of the Ohio State University Buckeyes football program.
- He was the national university wrestling champion for the 1977-1978 season in the super heavyweight division for Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
- Weighed more than 400 pounds when he died.
- Canadian Collegiate Wrestling Champion (1977-1978) when attending Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario; he played three years in the Canadian Football League and subsequently coached football and taught history at the Schuylerville Junior-Senior High School in Saratoga County, New York. He also had a business where he and his son Sean sold and repaired pianos.
- Peter had one natural child, a daughter named Heather, born in 1984. Peter and her mother, Shirley Cook, lived on a farm in Schomberg, Ontario, Canada at that time. Their common-law relationship ran from 1980 through 1985. Peter married Karsi years later and acquired a step-son named Sean.
- After retiring from acting and competitive sports, he taught history and social studies at Schuylerville High School in Schuylerville, New York, USA.
- Claimed to be a member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic Team and claimed to coach the team four years later. He did neither. He also played in the Canadian Football League for three seasons.
- A former pro athlete. He played professional football in Canada for three years and was a member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic wrestling team.
- Attended University of Toronto and Castleton State College (VT) for a Master's in Education. He specialised in World History.
- He taught at Stillwater Central School, Stillwater, New York as a 9th grade history teacher. He was the Vice Principal at Schylerville for a period of time.
- Best remembered as The Stomach in Bill Murray's first comedy vehicle Meatballs, where he's in a hot dog eating contest against Keith Knight, who, ironically, died seven days apart from Peter in 2007.
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