Greatest Lard Butt Athletes of All Time?
Sometime well before Lard Butt was born as a site, our friends at Predominantly Orange (a Denver Broncos fan blog) posed an excellent question that amounted to this:
Who are the greatest Lard Butt athletes of all time?
Well, here's Predominanty Orange's take on the matter, in no particular order, followed by some suggested additions:
1. Charles Barkley - he was stout in his playing days too. How do you think a guy who’s 6′4” got all those rebounds?
2. Babe Ruth - they didn’t name a candy bar after him for nothing.
3. George Foreman - won a heavyweight belt and moved on to selling grills.
4. Shaquille O’Neal - constantly reported to camp overweight yet still has some rings.
5. Sebastian Janikowski - thought he had to get a lot of weight behind his kicks.
6. Big Papi David Ortiz - much of his big paycheck goes towards groceries.
7. John Daly - athlete that is most proud of his physique. Plays golf without shirt probably because of the fried chicken stains.
8. Oliver Miller - another basketball player makes the list. He played his final season with the Timberwolves in 03′-04′ at 325 lbs.
9. Most bowlers
10. Close to half the field in any competitive eating competition
Lard Butt's suggested additions to this list:
-Warren Sapp: Probably one of the best defensive linemen ever, with a big gut, but an even bigger motor that enabled this likely Hall-of-Famer to chase down a ton of quarterbacks in his day.
-John 'Hot Plate' Williams: Former NBA player who had the interesting fortune of entering the NBA the exact same year as another, more sleek player named John 'Hot Rod' Williams. 'Hot Plate' was an outstanding collegiate player at LSU and he made good money doing what he loved after college, so 'Hot Plate' makes our list.
-Cecil Fielder, Sr: This giant man used to punish baseballs in an amazing way for the Detroit Tigers. I had the good fortune of seeing him slug a mammoth grand slam in the old Cleveland Stadium, well before the days of Jacobs Field (or whatever it's now called)...keep an eye on his pudgy progeny, Prince Fielder, who is punishing baseballs with relish (and other condiments).
-William 'The Refrigerator' Perry: Yeah, lots of NFL linemen could make this list based on girth, but how many are named after a food-based appliance AND managed to score a TOUCHDOWN in the Super Bowl?
-Kevin Duckworth: This gentle giant towered over and around most, as a seven-footer weighing around 300lbs, and was a big cog in the Portland Trailblazers teams who won several Western Conference titles in the NBA during the 1990s. He sadly passed away this year--
-Fernandno Valenzuela: This Cy Young Award-winner threw nasty pitches for the LA Dodgers, tossed an amazing no-hitter during a 1990 comeback, and was admired for his Babe Ruthian physique as well as his unusual ability at the plate, both on the field and off.
Who would you add to the list?