Quote Originally Posted by TaleofTwoDogs View Post
I think OL Sam Nichols back in the early 70's was the first linemen to break the 250 barrier and everybody thought he was a giant. Even as recent as the 1998 team the guys were "small" with our D-line averaged only 270 or so. Times have changed, will there be 400 pounders playing the game in 2050 (assuming a virus hasn't shut down the sports world)?
Sam Nichols a name from long ago. I would go to Biloxi high games as a kid with family and they had seats next to Sam's father, reserved seats back then for a HS football game. He was a man among boys in HS in the early 70's.