A friend of mine was 6'11 and 320 when he graduated high school. He played at a top academic school with a major college football program as an offensive lineman, but he never had the drive to be good. He primarily warmed the bench. He is now, however, in medical school. Life is good for him.
This guy, who was married to a co-worker:
http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/c/colossus-the-gladiator.php
and this guy, who played for ACU and the Seahawks.
http://www.lonecadaver.com/84Grant%20Feasel.jpg
6' 7" 255
you need to learn the English language.
The tallest person I met was Manute Bol (7'7") and the biggest guy was the body builder Greg Kovacs who was 6'5" and close to 400lbs.
Atlanta Falcons tackle in the mid 90s. 6-6, 330. Came in for underwater weighing for performance bonus. Had to dunk him in the pool because our tank was not big enough.
I have seen others closer to 400 pounds, but no real contact.
myself
Orlando Pace, 6'7 325, met him when I was about 10 years old and I think he was still at Ohio State. He was doing autographs and pictures in his hometown at the Sandusky Mall. Dude is big on any scale, but he seemed like freaking king kong to my young eyes.
A guy in my high school was 7-2 as a Junior. He was a year ahead of me, but I took a class with him and it was always amusing to see him trying to sit at a desk or do lab work with his enormous hands. I think he went on to play basketball at a major D1 university but never got drafted to the NBA.
i once shook hands w/ shaq. or rather i shook his middle finger and he shook my forearm. that is one large man.
Congressman "Big" Jon Runyan when he was still playing for the Eagles. It was at a charity event in a relatively small and crowded room. You know a guy is big when he is an NFL player and still has that nickname.
Andre the Giant. I was on a plane trip sitting behind him in first class. He drank the entire flight. His hand was so large it made his beer bottle like like a dixie cup. He was one weird looking dude!
running is better wrote:
i once shook hands w/ shaq. or rather i shook his middle finger and he shook my forearm. that is one large man.
Same. Shaq is f'n HUGE!
He wasn't like a sumo wrestler, but Chris Kaman. 7ft even and 265lbs.. I met him when I was under 5 ft tall too so it was quite the height difference.
I used to coach Gheorghe Mureşans kids. Standing next to him was a pretty unique experience. Nice guy.
Wilt Chamberlain.
Prior to the early 90's USATF had their indoor championships in Madison Square Garden- prelimins in the morning, finals in the night.
Wilt had a track team- "Wilt's AC". He was walking around on the infield (who would stop him?). Talked with him for a few minutes. One of the nicest persons I have ever met.
fyi - he wasn't wearing any shoes. He said they hurt his feet.
David Katz wrote:
Wilt Chamberlain.
Prior to the early 90's USATF had their indoor championships in Madison Square Garden- prelimins in the morning, finals in the night.
Wilt had a track team- "Wilt's AC". He was walking around on the infield (who would stop him?). Talked with him for a few minutes. One of the nicest persons I have ever met.
fyi - he wasn't wearing any shoes. He said they hurt his feet.
In the mid 70's I was at an indoor track meet in southern California and Wilt Chamberlain's womens track club was competing, "Wilt's Wonder Women". Once when going from one level of the arena to another I rode the same elevator as Wilt. He was a big guy.
a kid who went to my high school was 7'6" with size 26 shoes. Shaq once sent him a pair of shoes and they were too small.
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Hank Moody wrote:
6'8 320 thrower on my track team. Should have been all world but he spent too much time eating entire pizza's than throwing.
Pizza's what?
Musashimaru a week after he became yokozuna. I saw him in the train station and he was a lot bigger than he looked on TV.
