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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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e.g.

Chiyonofuji: sumo wrestler with low body fat

Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxer who is short

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[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There was a lot of chatter when the Seattle Seahawks drafted Russell Wilson about how he was too short to throw over the linemen. In his second year as a quarterback he led the Seahawks to their first ever Super Bowl victory, and led them to another appearance and almost a second victory the following year.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I similarly thought of Michael Vick. Man, I miss watching him play every Sunday.

[–] bomanicious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

On the note of short QBs there's a really cool ESPN documentary on Doug Flutie which is a good watch