Meet 'Tiny': Sumo wrestler Manny Yarbrough is the Guinness World Record holder for the title of 'world's heaviest athlete' - but he is hoping to slim down for retirement. Larger than life: Manny, who has a 76 inch waist, weighs the equivalent of more than three Usain Bolts.
Reggie White was a force on the football field. Reggie White was the Minister of Defense. A 13-time Pro Bowler, 10-time first team All Pro, two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, White starred most notably for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers. On Dec. 26, 2004 -- 10 years ago Friday -- football lost one of its most beloved legends.
Here are 10 things that happened in 1948, the year Hall of Fame shortstop Lou Boudreau (Handsome Lou) led the Cleveland Indians to the crown. The Cleveland Indians, cementing their new-ish nickname the Windians, surged into the World Series after beating the Toronto Blue Jays in five games. The Indians havenât seen the World Series â if you donât count the Major League films â since 1997, when they were toppled by the upstart Florida Marlins. Cleveland hasnât been victorious in the World Series since 1948, when Harry Truman was president. Here are 10 things that happened in 1948, the year Hall of Fame shortstop Lou Boudreau (known as âHandsome Louâ) led the Indians to the crown.