Chubbs Was a Standout in 'Happy Gilmore' We all know the story of the first Happy Gilmore. Volatile hockey player enters golf tournament to save grandma's house from foreclosure.

Happy Gilmore came out in 1996, and no one expected it to become such a cult classic. The movie followed a failed hockey ...

In "Happy Gilmore," Adam Sandler's angry golfer fought the ball-eating gator. But when alligator actor Morris died at 80, Sandler paid respect.

Ironically, Morris’ character in “Happy Gilmore” was also taxidermized after the titular character hunted him down as revenge for biting off the hand of his golf legend and mentor friend Chubbs.

It will also be somewhat of a life-imitating-art moment, as Morris was best known for biting the hand off Happy Gilmore’s golfing mentor and friend Chubbs (played by Carl Weathers).

Morris, an alligator who appeared in numerous films and television shows, most notably in the movie “Happy Gilmore,” died on Monday in Mosca, Colo. He was at least 80.

In "Happy Gilmore," Adam Sandler's angry golfer fought the ball-eating gator. But when alligator actor Morris died at 80, Sandler paid respect.

A memorable character from the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore has died at the age of approximately 80 years old — RIP to Morris the alligator, the infamous gator who took Derick "Chubbs" Peterson's ...

Universal Pictures has announced the nationwide theatrical re-release of Happy Gilmore, the beloved 1996 sports comedy starring Adam Sandler as a failed hockey player turned golf sensation.