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re: Fattest guy in world in 1890s, people paid money to see him

Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:23 pm to
Posted by VooDude
Member since Aug 2017
3669 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:23 pm to
Curious to get Baby Tac’s opinion on this. Not sure how to tag people on this site, but @BabyTac
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
5682 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:23 pm to
Yes I remember an era when announcers would gush over a 280lb o-lineman being huge.

Now if you're under 300 you're considered undersized.
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
59587 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

The first baw


you know that mofo had gold nuts hanging off his horse carriage
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8865 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 5:06 pm to
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Fattest guy in world in 1890s, people paid money to see him
people also paid to see the bearded lady... now all you gotta do is take a short stroll down Bourbon St.
Posted by saintsfan92612
Taiwan
Member since Oct 2008
30618 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 5:07 pm to
my uncle played for LSU in the 80s and the heaviest lineman on the team was 258 lbs.

Could you imagine trying to tackle a guy like Earl Campbell or Christian Okoye when your DL weigh only 10 pounds more than them...

That'd be like if Derrick Henry weighed 290 lbs
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
56613 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 5:09 pm to
I saw a guy that size get Chinese takeout last night.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
49947 posts
Posted on 8/29/26 at 5:20 pm to
Typical Mississippian now
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