Lost his mother when he was 5 and his two brothers were sent off to live with relatives.
According to an article on TV westerns in Time Magazine (March 30, 1959), Garner stood 6' 3", weighed 206 lbs, and had chest-waist-hips measurements of 44-33-40
Before he was an actor, he did everything from work at a gas station to model men's clothing.
He has 2 brothers, Jack Garner & Charlie Baumgarner