Paul Fannin
Well-Known Member
Offhand only 5 fat NBA players come to mind but I had to go back to the recesses of my mind.
Of recent vintage there was Robert "Tractor" Traylor. a very skilled player, but terribly slow.
When Charles Barkley came into the league he was known as the "round mound of rebound."
Does anyone remember "the Whopper," Billy Paultz? A behemoth of a man at 6'11" he was doughy in his days in the ABA. He angled off a little in his later years, but still had a big stomach.
Don Nelson in the last several years of his career (and he was a pretty good player) was very doughy, particularly in his arms. Today, he may be the ultimate yo-yo in weight gain and loss.
Of course there was the great Wes Unseld. At only 6'7", even so he was an MVP and Rookie of the Year in 1969 at Center for the Bullets. Perhaps no player snapped an outlet pass like him this side of Bill Russell. He had a big butt and I cannot lie
In the coaching ranks, there was the delightful Frank Layden. One of the most affable and quotable figures of his coaching era, he was the one who drafted Karl Malone and John Stockton, building the Utah Jazz, and is the one who first used the phrase(to my knowledge), "A waist is a terrible thing to mind."
This may be the only time I've ever posted anything strictly related to size.
Of recent vintage there was Robert "Tractor" Traylor. a very skilled player, but terribly slow.
When Charles Barkley came into the league he was known as the "round mound of rebound."
Does anyone remember "the Whopper," Billy Paultz? A behemoth of a man at 6'11" he was doughy in his days in the ABA. He angled off a little in his later years, but still had a big stomach.
Don Nelson in the last several years of his career (and he was a pretty good player) was very doughy, particularly in his arms. Today, he may be the ultimate yo-yo in weight gain and loss.
Of course there was the great Wes Unseld. At only 6'7", even so he was an MVP and Rookie of the Year in 1969 at Center for the Bullets. Perhaps no player snapped an outlet pass like him this side of Bill Russell. He had a big butt and I cannot lie
In the coaching ranks, there was the delightful Frank Layden. One of the most affable and quotable figures of his coaching era, he was the one who drafted Karl Malone and John Stockton, building the Utah Jazz, and is the one who first used the phrase(to my knowledge), "A waist is a terrible thing to mind."
This may be the only time I've ever posted anything strictly related to size.
