Fat Players

[Dashing Bob S]

We’ve had a few porkers. George McCluskey and Barry Lavety went through pie stand loitering phases.

[Firestarter]

Eduardo (The Tank) Hurtado was just fat. So wasn't shefki kiwi.

[Unseen work]

Paul Cairney

[Salt N Sauzee]

Holt

[Peevemor]

Ally Mcleod wasn't the slimmest...

[jgl07]

Mickey Quinn of Newcastle and Coventry was a bot of porker. He was top scorer in the EPL for a spell after joining Coventry and his supporters went to matches with cushions inside their shirts as a celebration.

The fattest player I can recall was Alex Dawson of Preston (previously at Manchester United).

[seanshow]

Goalies - Conrad 'Big boned legend' Logan,
'Only Two Andy Gorams' although he was fine at the time.

[southern hibby]

Slightly of topic, but not the fattest but broadest player I've ever seen across the shoulders in a professional games was FC Leige right back, when they played us in Europe, absolutely enormous.

GGTTH

[surreyhibbie]

At the risk of upsetting Doddie by mentioning the name -

"wee fat Joe" Harper

[SouthMoroccoStu]

Mixu

Or was he solid? Sturdy?

[O'Rourke3]

Joe McBride Senior and Stevie Cowan spring to mind in the anti svelte category.....

[sambajustice]

Nade - 10 men couldn't carry him!

[Callyballybe]

Ha! The title of this thread did make me laugh this morning on the way to the office.

[Scouse Hibee]

The chant was

"Sammy Lee.....He's fat, he's round, he's worth a million pounds......Sammy Lee"

[Souter96Mac]

O'Connor, certainly in his second spell.

[Pretty Boy]

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Mixu

Or was he solid? Sturdy?

Mixu was a big unit but he was very fit. He always came near the top of the fitness tests that the squad underwent at the time. I used to see him running round Holyrood Park in the evening and he used to fly along.

Not Hibs related but in his later career Mark Yardley was huge.

[Mr White]

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Not Hibs related but in his later career Mark Yardley was huge.

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[Nakedmanoncrack]

Look at a team group from the 70s, any team, there are loads of players who would be considered rotund now.
It was possible to play at the top level even if far from being in perfect condition - provided you had the skill, the modern player is much more athletic.

[stantonhibby]

That boy Akinfenwa is huge.

[Michael]

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That boy Akinfenwa is huge.

It's not fat though. Dude is stacked.

[Carheenlea]

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Look at a team group from the 70s, any team, there are loads of players who would be considered rotund now.
It was possible to play at the top level even if far from being in perfect condition - provided you had the skill, the modern player is much more athletic.

Posted this one from Scottish Football Yesteryear page on the pictures thread - the physical shape of professional footballers has changed considerably!

[stantonhibby]

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Posted this one from Scottish Football Yesteryear page on the pictures thread - the physical shape of professional footballers has changed considerably!

Who is the boy 4 from the left between Duncan and Turnbull ? Thinking Mike Conroy but not sure.

[calumhibee1]

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Look at a team group from the 70s, any team, there are loads of players who would be considered rotund now.
It was possible to play at the top level even if far from being in perfect condition - provided you had the skill, the modern player is much more athletic.

Agreed. Which is exactly why teams nowadays would romp past the sides of yesteryear. I was at the Captains Supper the other week and the quality of football on the highlights from the ‘72 final was so poor looking at it now in comparison to today’s football.

[Jones28]

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That boy Akinfenwa is huge.

The guys is an absolute bear, he can bench press 180 KG. Or 6 and a half bags of tatties to put that in to context.

[Scorrie]

I think the fattest player I ever saw on a pitch was George Connelly playing for Sauchie Juniors. He was huge and didn’t move much but was still a class act

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At the risk of upsetting Doddie by mentioning the name -

"wee fat Joe" Harper

When I saw that Bob had put up the thread I was about to nominate Lardass, but I'm content to second the motion.

A finer candidate for radical liposuction than Harper I have never seen.

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Mixu



Or was he solid? Sturdy?

Mixu wasn't fat - built like a T-34 tank he was. Sorry, IS.

[hibbybrian]

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Who is the boy 4 from the left between Duncan and Turnbull ? Thinking Mike Conroy but not sure.

Looks like Ian Hendry, who broke his leg in his debut

[MacGruber]

Liverpool's Jan Molby in his latter years springs to mind. Some player too

[Geo_1875]

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Agreed. Which is exactly why teams nowadays would romp past the sides of yesteryear. I was at the Captains Supper the other week and the quality of football on the highlights from the ‘72 final was so poor looking at it now in comparison to today’s football.

Can't agree. The likes of Chic Charnley smoked, drank, didn't train but ripped the proverbial out of many athletes. Today's average footballer is fitter but still not fit to lace the boots of the greats of the not so distant past.

[Bostonhibby]

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When I saw that Bob had put up the thread I was about to nominate Lardass, but I'm content to second the motion.

A finer candidate for radical liposuction than Harper I have never seen.



Mixu wasn't fat - built like a T-34 tank he was. Sorry, IS.

We used to sing

He's fat, he's round, he's put on another pound... ..

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