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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport? (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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[-] hactar42@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Sebastian Jankowski was an NFL kicker listed at 6'1" and 260 lbs. While not much taller than average he was 65 lbs heavier.

Also while there have been a handful of 5'6" or under NFL players, I love the fact that the Eagles have had two of them in the last 5 years. Darren Sproles and Boston Scott.

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