Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This episode we will discuss some of the larger-than-life sportspeople from over the years ie, the tall and the large. Some of who will be discussed include:
- A Samoan Hawaiian who tried his luck at 18 years of age in the world of Sumo wrestling and became an international superstar.
- A Rugby Union great known for his great size, strength and speed and became the first big world superstar of the game in the new Professional World.
- The world’s tallest man Sultan Kosen
- Willie Foulke the biggest goalkeeper of all time.
- Ricardo Bias Jnr, the heaviest Olympian.
- Rahkeem Cornwall, the heaviest cricketer of all time.
- The “big ship”, Warwick Armstrong.
- Usain Bolt
- Tall cricketers e.g., Bruce Reid, Brendon Julien, Joel Garner.
- Ivo Karlovic
- Wilt Chamberlain, Yao Ming, Shaquelle O’Neil, Sun Ming, Manute Bol.
- Richard Medcalfe, Walid Maamry, Ben Tameifuna.
- Wiremu Greig
- Mason Cox, Aaron Sandilands
- Eric “Butterbean” Esch, Wladimir Klitschko
- Lisa Leslie, Holly Mangold, Sharran Alexander, the heaviest sportswoman in the world.
- Paul and Glenn give their Claps and slaps, Miss Olivia drops by to conduct the Quiz and Who Am I? We have our Where are they Now? and Glenn finishes off the show with a crackin joke.
Larger than life sportspeople sources
1. toptenz.net ‘top 10 (literally) larger than life athletes’, by fred hunt, 25/7/2012.
2. Topend sports.com ‘world’s tallest in sports’, robert wood, 2008.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Taylor_(wrestler)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Blas_Jr.
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahkeem_Cornwall
6. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/warwick-armstrong-3982
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick_Armstrong
9. sportsmonkie.com ‘top 10 tallest athletes of all time’, by sportsmanlike, 10/8/23.
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Karlovi%C4%87
11. The delite.com ‘30 of the biggest athletes of all time’, n.d.
12. tallestly.com ‘explore the top tallest female athletes in the world’, 2023.
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogea_Mitu
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Poll
15. amp.rugby365.com ‘top ten heaviest players in world rugby’, by online editors 1/8/2022.
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Metcalfe
17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiremu_Greig
18. https://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/4072/mate-colina
19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konishiki_Yasokichi
20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Cox
21. topendsports.com ‘list of the tallest AFL players’, by rob wood and casper wood, october 2022.
22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Klitschko
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt
24. Bleacher report.com ‘the 35 most massive athletes in sports’, by amber lee, 23/9/2013.
25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D
26. Edinburgh news.com ‘six nations 2020: how have players grown in size in the past 25 years-and who is the heaviest player in the tournament’. By ian leggat, 30/10/2020.
27. Japan guide.com ‘sumo’, 6/5/23.
28. https://www.usasumo.com/learn/rules-techniques/
29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahifuji_Seiya
30. Web japan.org.kidzweb ‘winning a sumo bout’,
31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Crora_Satoshi
32. The mainichi “pioneering sumo great konishiki marks 40 years in japan’, 23/6/2022.
33. LadBible.com ‘second heaviest ever sumo wrestler only ate two meals each day while training’, by tom wood, 27/3/2021.
