Today's Tidbit... The More Things Change and Massive Badger Offensive Linemen
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Among the signature features of the Wisconsin Badgers football program is their huge offensive linemen, so it was no surprise to come across the following 1914 headline. The story went syndicated –the 1914 version of going viral- so anyone interested in football learned the Badgers had a 6-foot 5-inch, 265-pound center named Arlie Mucks. According to the story, the Badger coaches hid his uniform to ensure no one could steal it since Arlie was the seventh wonder of the world and his football togs were the eighth.
Today's Tidbit... The More Things Change and Massive Badger Offensive Linemen
Today's Tidbit... The More Things Change and…
Today's Tidbit... The More Things Change and Massive Badger Offensive Linemen
Among the signature features of the Wisconsin Badgers football program is their huge offensive linemen, so it was no surprise to come across the following 1914 headline. The story went syndicated –the 1914 version of going viral- so anyone interested in football learned the Badgers had a 6-foot 5-inch, 265-pound center named Arlie Mucks. According to the story, the Badger coaches hid his uniform to ensure no one could steal it since Arlie was the seventh wonder of the world and his football togs were the eighth.